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grain elevator

American

noun

elevator.

grain elevator British

noun

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

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

The company has said the grain elevator would be clean and safe and provided jobs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022

A load of soybeans is dumped into an elevator hopper during harvest season at Deerfield AG Services grain elevator facility in Massillon, Ohio, U.S.,

From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2022

He gave McCandless em-ployment at the grain elevator and rented him a cheap room in one of the two houses he owned.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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