granary

American  

[grey-nuh-ree, gran-uh-] / ˈgreɪ nə ri, ˈgræn ə- /

noun

plural

granaries

1. a storehouse or repository for grain, especially after it has been threshed or husked.

2. a region that produces great quantities of grain.

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granary ¹ British  

/ ˈɡrænərɪ, ˈɡreɪnərɪ /

noun

1. a building or store room for storing threshed grain, farm feed, etc

2. a region that produces a large amount of grain

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Granary ² British  

/ ˈɡrænərɪ /

adjective

1. (of bread, flour, etc) containing malted wheat grain

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Etymology

Origin of granary

1560–70; < Latin grānārium, equivalent to grān ( um ) grain + -ārium -ary

Example Sentences

Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times

But after the bodies were taken away and the granary was handed back, Mr Bufton's parents, Jack and Muriel, found the lost Iron Cross embellished with the swastika.

From BBC

In northeastern Heilongjiang province, which is known as China’s “great northern granary,” rain inundated farms and flooded streets, leading to the evacuation of thousands.

From Washington Times

On Saturday, water reached warning levels and continued to rise on the Muling river in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, known as the nation's "great northern granary", the provincial hydrology office said.

From Reuters

Since then, the heaviest rains in a decade have hit central China, ravaging wheat fields in an area known as the country's granary.

From Reuters

Related Words

• repository
• storehouse