grain elevator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of grain elevator
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Rendered in ultra-realistic Precisionist style, his steel-and-concrete grain elevator dwarfs its surroundings, while crisscrossing rays of intense sunlight link it to the heavens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
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 ● Nov. 7, 2025
Even so, the attacks damaged a grain elevator and silos, a shipping company office and a marine terminal, the office of the general prosecutor said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Two sisters, Jo and Joy Banner, formed the Descendants Project and have been leading the opposition to the grain elevator.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
He’d heard from Wayne Westerberg that a job was waiting for him at the grain elevator in Carthage, and he was eager to get there.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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