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silage

American  
[sahy-lij] / ˈsaɪ lɪdʒ /

noun

  1. fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.


silage British  
/ ˈsaɪlɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Also called: ensilage. any crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation in a silo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of silage

1880–85; shortening of ensilage, influenced by silo


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Dairy farmers had to rip open silage clamps stored up for the winter to feed the cattle as the grass failed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Eighty acres of corn silage keep the herd fed through winter.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

Three years ago, Steinmetz photographed her silage corn and received a rare lunch invitation.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

Now, the fields are green again, but as Mr Curtis takes me out in his tractor, he has a bale of silage on the front.

From BBC ● May 29, 2024

There’s a section with big rolls of silage, too, packed up to the ceiling with thin rope, and another section with huge sheaves of wheat ready to be ground into flour.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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