granary
noun
a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.
granaries
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pluralof granary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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More broadly, the world is lucky that war broke out after several bountiful harvests filled granaries, says Joseph Glauber, research fellow emeritus at the International Food Policy Research Institute.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Many of the region’s other mountain villages were abandoned, their granaries turned into tourist attractions or, in at least one case, a “Star Wars” filming location.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Also, aid agencies can’t reach the nearby Red Sea Mills, one of Yemen’s largest granaries, where enough grain to feed 3.5 million people for a month is stored.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
Inventories of iron ore, coal and cotton are bulging at ports across the country and state granaries are overflowing.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2014
When a strong enemy threatened an agricultural village, retreat meant giving up fields, houses and granaries.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
