grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
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Her husband, Joseph A. Burgum, managed the local grain elevator that the family founded in 1906.
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Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 9 June 2024
The city is known for its towering grain elevators and is home to Vance Air Force Base.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
For the food supply chain, RBC would basically be the preferred brand for the conveyors that go into grain elevators or manufacturing facilities.
—Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 9 June 2024
The city is known for its towering grain elevators and is home to Vance Air Force Base.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
For the food supply chain, RBC would basically be the preferred brand for the conveyors that go into grain elevators or manufacturing facilities.
—Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for grain elevator
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