grain elevator

American  

noun

1. elevator.

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grain elevator British  

noun

1. a machine for raising grain to a higher level, esp one having an endless belt fitted with scoops

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Etymology

Origin of grain elevator

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

He served in the Army in Korea, and after, he went to work on a farm grain elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Mississippi River port will buy his beans for about 40 to 45 cents more than the local grain elevator near him.

From The Wall Street Journal

They used to take advantage of a grain elevator in Mayfield, Kentucky — a massive facility that bought and stored millions of bushels of grain from farmers.

From Seattle Times

But without the grain elevator or on-farm storage and with limited transportation options, Lowry explained that his neighbors would have been stuck with soybeans in their fields.

From Seattle Times

“Where are you getting water? Wherever you can find it,” said Jim Bell, a longtime farmer in the area who manages Sedan Farm Supply, which runs a small grain elevator and retail store selling feed, seed and other products.

From Seattle Times