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

“The farmers would be busy all summer, but in the winter they were looking for something to do. So the old adage in Canada is you could go to any town in rural Canada and find a grain elevator and a curling rink.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

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