feedlot

Or feed lot

[feed-lot]

noun

1. a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.

2. a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot.

feedlot

/ ˈfiːdˌlɒt /

noun

1. an area or building where livestock are fattened rapidly for market

Word History and Origins

Origin of feedlot¹

First recorded in 1885–90; feed + lot

Example Sentences

Grazing cattle also produce more methane than feedlot cattle or dairy cows because they eat more fiber from grass.

Read more on Science Daily

The water has been used to irrigate a wide variety of crops, including nuts, fruits, tomatoes, cotton and cattle-feed crops to supply dairies and feedlots.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Together, farms like these confine over 1.7 billion farm animals in large buildings or feedlots and produce 941 billion pounds of manure, according to a report by Food and Water Watch.

Read more on Salon

The next stop is a feedlot, where cattle are fed an energy-rich diet of grains and corn, designed to make them grow as efficiently as possible.

Read more on Salon

If more people could do what we both had the chance to do, which is go to a slaughter plant and go to a feedlot, It would change everything about how people eat meat.

Read more on Salon