silo
noun
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
silos
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pluralof silo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The ranch is nestled in a corner of Nebraska that's home to rolling green hills under sweeping Midwestern skies, the landscape dotted with grain silos and feedlots alongside fields and fields of bovines.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
“No one could sit in their silos; we all spent a lot of time in the sandbox together,” he notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Wall Street analysts generally work in silos, meaning that forecasts for profits and cash flows are often inconsistent between analysts in different sectors, even those at the same firm.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Data that sit in silos rob machine-learning models and AI agents of much of their power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Intercontinental missile silos and fallout shelters're sunk deep in the roots of the mountains.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
