grain elevator

noun

1. elevator ( def 4 ).

grain elevator

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grain elevator¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

In Cancer Alley, Regan stopped by Michael Coleman’s home, which is nestled between a grain elevator, an oil refinery and a railroad — and lies near a handful of massive chemical plants.

From ProPublica

Around 8 pm on July 16, Ed Ray, in his underwear, led the children down a dirt road to a nearby grain elevator.

From Vox

With a population of about 2,700, it’s a place most people pass through, a strip of businesses along Route 460 — a Food Lion, car repair shops, three gas stations, a grain elevator, Dollar General, hardware store.

From Washington Post

With the development of Buffalo was identified the rise of lake navigation and the grain elevator.

From Project Gutenberg

Complaint against excessive allowances to favored grain elevator owners, was common all through the West for years.

From Project Gutenberg

Because of this its functions are marked as clearly upon it as those of a grain elevator, a steamship or a piano.

From Project Gutenberg

The greatest grain elevator in the world was destroyed by a dust explosion.

From Project Gutenberg

The village of Ordway had been moved away, nothing remained but the grain elevator.

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