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Definition: Silo |
SiloNoun1. A cylindrical tower used for storing silage. 2. Military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "silo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Etymology: Silo \Si"lo\, noun. [French expression]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Silo n. The FIFO input-character buffer in an RS-232 line card. So called from DEC terminology used on DH and DZ line cards for the VAX and PDP-11, presumably because it was a storage space for fungible stuff that went in at the top and came out at the bottom. Source: Jargon File. |
Mechanical Engineering | A tall, usually cylindrical bin either above or below the ground, in order to store various materials. Source: European Union. (references) |
Military & Defense | A missile shelter that consists of a hardened vertical hole in the ground with facilities either for lifting the missile to a launch position, or for direct launch from the shelter. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A tall tower, usually cylindrical and of reinforced concrete construction, in which grain, cement, coal, or similar bulk material is stored. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Concrete stave silo used for corn silage
A silo is tall cylindrical structure used to hold grain or fermented feed (silage).
Also, a name given to any large cylindrical structure with impervious walls, e.g. missile silo.
This article here as a redirect to silage and as a stub for other uses of the term.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Silo."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Silo was king of Asturias from 774 to 783.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Silo of Asturias."
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Silo is a town located in Bryan County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 282.Geography
Silo is located at 34°2'14" North, 96°28'32" West (34.037219, -96.475645)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 282 people, 103 households, and 81 families residing in the town. The population density is 209.4/km² (542.1/mi²). There are 114 housing units at an average density of 84.6/km² (219.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 80.14% White, 0.00% African American, 14.18% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.77% from other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 103 households out of which 36.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% are married couples living together, 6.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% are non-families. 18.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.07. In the town the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,375, and the median income for a family is $42,159. Males have a median income of $31,500 versus $26,818 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,681. 2.3% of the population and 1.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.4% are under the age of 18 and 16.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Silo, Oklahoma."
Crosswords: Silo |
| English words defined with "silo": ensilage, ensile ♦ silage. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "silo": CEMENT-BOAT-AND-BARGE LOADER, CENTRIFUGE OPERATOR, continuously moving form ♦ DRIER OPERATOR II ♦ farm mechanic, FARM-EQUIPMENT MECHANIC II, FARMWORKER, MACHINE, field-equipment-maintenance mechanic, farm ♦ MASH GRINDER ♦ salt operator, SILO OPERATOR, sliding form, sliding forms, sliding shuttering, slip form, SPRAY-DRIER OPERATOR ♦ to ensile. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Silo" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Czech (elevator, silo), French (silo), German (elevator, silo), Italian (silo), Latin (pug-nosed, snub-nosed), Portuguese (bin, bunker, crib, garner, silo), Spanish (silo, store, warehouse), Swedish (elevator, silo), Turkish (silo). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Disaster at Silo 7 (1988) | |
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 | Lieutenant Wilson R. Bartlett, Senior Aviator of USS Chester (CA-27), walks forward on the cruiser's well deck to make his report, after returning from a flight spotting gunfire for the ship's bombardment of Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll. In the background is damage from the bomb hit sustained during a Japanese air attack at 0820 hrs. Also visible are the port wingtips of one of a SOC "Seagull" aircraft, with the open hangar beyond. The ship's port catapult "silo" is at right, dented by the bomb's blast. Note the pilot's uniform, "Mae West" life vest, binoculars and plotting board. Credit: NAVY. |  | Close up view of the front of Trieste's pressure sphere, showing plexiglass window and instrument leads. The forward ballast silo, with metering valve on its bottom, is in the upper left. Photo was taken circa 1958-59, shortly after Trieste was obtained by the Navy. It was released by the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory, San Diego, California. Credit: NAVY. |
 | African American man standing on platform or loading dock with large barrels and a ramp to a structure in the background with a large vat or silo, in Georgia. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Silo. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Co-op members filling a home-made silo with corn. Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative Company. Waterloo, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Silo and grain storage bins by dairy barn. Two Rivers Non-Stock Cooperative, a FSA (Farm Security Administration) co-op, Waterloo, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Filling the trench silo on Scottsbluff Farmsteads, FSA (Farm Security Administration) project. Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Filling a silo on a farm. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ann Arbor (vicinity), Michigan. Barn and silo. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Jackson County, Oregon. Barn and silo. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Grain Silo" by Luke Partridge Commentary: "18mm wide angle lens." | "Silo" by João Estêvão A. De Freitas Commentary: "Silo of cement in Porto Santo Island." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
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Business | At the end of 1999, combine harvesters registered a decrease in sales of 6.9%, a trend that will likely continue into the year 2000. Silo fillers have sold well in the last three years, but demand was decreasing in Western France and other areas with agricultural production. (references) | |
Economic History | Brazil | The demand for auxiliary equipment concentrates mostly on items such as computerized feeders, silo loaders and gravimetric dosagers. (references) |
Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan has signed the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (1992), the START Treaty (1992), and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1993). Under the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, the U.S. spent $78 million to assist Kazakhstan in eliminating START related systems such as ICBM silo launchers, strategic heavy bombers, and liquid rocket fuel storage facilities. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Silo" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 82.35% of the time. "Silo" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 82.35% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Noun (proper) | 17.65% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 34 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Silo, OK (town, FIPS 67550) |
Expressions using "silo": Silo Filler's Disease ♦ silo filler's lung ♦ silo worker's asthma. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "silo": silo-filler's, silo-fillers'disease. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
silo | 183 | course golf old silo | 7 |
grain silo | 30 | golf ridge silo | 6 |
missile silo | 23 | aluminum silo | 6 |
ridge silo | 19 | silo design | 6 |
grey silo | 17 | barn silo | 6 |
missle silo | 16 | silo for sale | 6 |
farm silo | 14 | home missile silo | 6 |
silo restaurant | 12 | storage silo | 5 |
missle sale silo | 11 | home missle silo | 5 |
missile sale silo | 11 | silo unloaders | 5 |
cement silo | 10 | course golf ridge silo | 5 |
silo cleaning | 10 | cleaning service silo | 5 |
house silo | 10 | club night silo | 5 |
krk silo | 9 | de maiz silo | 5 |
golf grey silo | 9 | silo picture | 5 |
course golf grey silo | 9 | cooking school silo | 4 |
club country ridge silo | 8 | repair silo | 4 |
manufacturer silo | 8 | silo unloader | 4 |
old silo | 7 | silo dome | 4 |
home silo | 7 | de silo tipos | 4 |
cap silo | 4 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "silo"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | silosoj, kullë silosi. (various references) | |
Arabic | صومعة الفلال, صومعة (cell, granary, hermitage). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | силоз (elevator), силажна яма, силажирам. (various references) | |
Chinese | 筒仓. (various references) | |
Czech | silo (elevator). (various references) | |
Danish | silo (bunker, grain silo, storage bin), kornsilo (grain silo, storage bin). (various references) | |
Dutch | silo, graansilo (grain silo, storage bin), bunker (bunker, shelter). (various references) | |
Farsi | انبارغله (Barn, Garner, Granary), درسیلوگذاردن . (various references) | |
Finnish | siilo (FIFO, first in first out memory, First-In-First-Out structure). (various references) | |
French | silo. (various references) | |
German | Silo (elevator), Bunker (bin, brig, bunker, clink, dugout, dugouts, pen, pillbox, shelter). (various references) | |
Greek | σιρός σπόρων δημητριακών (grain silo, storage bin), σιρός σπόρων (grain silo, storage bin), σιλό (bin system, bins, blast furnace bin system, bunker, bunkers, dust ark), μεγάλος αποθηκευτικός χώρος, φρεάτιο εκτόξευσης, λάκκοσ προσ διατήρηση πράσινησ τροφήσ, αναρροφητήρασ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ממגורה (granary, storehouse), מגדל החמצה, לתחמץ (marinade, marinate), בור החמצה, סילו. (various references) | |
Hungarian | siló, takarmánysiló, rakétasiló. (various references) | |
Italian | silo (bunker). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | サイレント映画 (autograph, autograph album, felt-tip pen, sign, sign language, sign play, sign up, signboard, signed ball, silent film, sine, Thyroxin). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | サイロ . (various references) | |
Korean | 사일로. (various references) | |
Manx | sailan. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ilosay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | silo (bin, crib, garner). (various references) | |
Romanian | siloz (silage), însiloza (ensilage, ensile, silage). (various references) | |
Russian | силосовать, силосная башня, силос (bunker, ensilage, silage). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | smestiti (accommodate, ensconce oneself, establish, house, locate, lodge, place, put, seat, station, stow), silos (grain-tank), trap, lansirni položaj. (various references) | |
Spanish | silo (store, warehouse). (various references) | |
Swedish | silo (elevator). (various references) | |
Thai | เก็บในฉาง, ฉาง, ห้องใต้ดินเก็บอาวุธ. (various references) | |
Turkish | siloya koymak (ensilage, ensile), siloda saklamak, silo, yeraltı füze rampası, füze rampası, ambar (barn, bin, clamp, depository, hold, hutch, larder, office, repository, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, warehouse). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | силосна яма (bunker), бункер (bin, bunker, hopper, hutch). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | guru, ni-dub. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouk ekleiyei arcwn ex iouda kai hgoumenoV ek twn mhrwn autou ewV an elqh ta apokeimena autw kai autoV prosdokia eqnwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Non auferetur sceptrum de Iuda et dux de femoribus eius donec veniat qui mittendus est et ipse erit expectatio gentium |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The septre fro Juda shal not be takun awey, and a duke fro the leende of hym, to the tyme that he come that is to be sent, and he shal be the abidynge of folk of kynde, byndynge to a vynyerd his colt, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The sceptre shall not departe from Iuda nor a ruelar from betwene his legges vntill Silo come vnto whome the people shall herken. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come: and to him shall be the gathering of the people. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 49, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Ang cetro sa gahum dili pagakuhaon kang Juda, Ni ang barras sa pagkapangulo gikan sa taliwala sa iyang mga tiil, Hangtud nga moabut si Shilo; Ug maiya ang pagka-masinulondon sa mga katawohan. |
| Croatian | Od Jude žezlo se kraljevsko, ni palica vladalaèka od nogu njegovih udaljiti neæe dok ne doðe onaj kome pripada - kome æe se narodi pokoriti. |
| Danish | Ikke viger Kongespir fra Juda, ej Herskerstav fra hans Fødder, til han, hvem den tilhører; kommer, ham skal Folkene lyde. |
| Dutch | De schepter zal van Juda niet wijken, noch de wetgever van tussen zijn voeten, totdat Silo komt, en Denzelven zullen de volken gehoorzaam zijn. |
| Finnish | Ei siirry valtikka pois Juudalta eikä hallitsijansauva hänen polviensa välistä, kunnes tulee hän, jonka se on ja jota kansat tottelevat. |
| French | Le sceptre ne s`éloignera point de Juda, Ni le bâton souverain d`entre ses pieds, Jusqu`à ce que vienne le Schilo, Et que les peuples lui obéissent. |
| German | Es wird das Zepter von Juda nicht entwendet werden noch der Stab des Herrschers von seinen Füßen, bis daß der Held komme; und demselben werden die Völker anhangen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yehuda akan memegang tongkat kerajaan, keturunannya akan memerintah selama-lamanya. Bangsa-bangsa akan membawa upeti, dan sujud dengan takluk di hadapannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa tongkat kerajaan itu tiada akan undur dari pada Yehuda dan pemberi hukumpun tidak dari antara kakinya, sehingga datanglah Silo, maka kepadanyalah segala bangsa akan menurut. |
| Italian | Non sarà tolto lo scettro da Giuda nè il bastone del comando tra i suoi piedi, finché verrà colui al quale esso appartiene e a cui è dovuta l'obbedienza dei popoli. |
| Maori | E kore e riro ke te hepeta i a Hura, me te tokotoko o te kawana i waenganui o ona waewae, kia tae mai ra ano a Hiro; a ka rongo nga iwi katoa ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | Ikke skal kongespir vike fra Juda, ikke herskerstav fra hans føtter, inntil fredsfyrsten kommer, og folkene blir ham lydige. |
| Portuguese | O cetro não se arredará de Judà, nem o bastão de autoridade dentre seus pés, até que venha aquele a quem pertence; e a ele obedecerão os povos. |
| Rumanian | Toiagul de domnie nu se va depqrta din Iuda, Nici toiagul de ckrmuire dintre picioarele lui, Pknq va veni Wilo, Wi de El vor asculta popoarele. |
| Spanish | El cetro no será quitado de Judá, ni la vara de autoridad de entre sus pies, hasta que venga Siloh; y le obedecerán los pueblos. |
| Swedish | Spiran skall icke vika ifrån Juda, icke härskarstaven ifrån hans fötter, till dess han kommer till Silo* och folken bliva honom hörsamma. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "silo": siloed, siloing, silos, siloxane, siloxanes. (additional references) | |
Words containing "silo": epsilon, epsilonic, epsilons, psilocin, psilocins, psilocybin, psilocybins, psilophyte, psilophytes, psilophytic, psiloses, psilosis, psilotic, upsilon, upsilons. (additional references) | |
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"Silo" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ailo, cilo, esil, esili, illo, islu, ispo, Isro, jilo, nilo, psilo, salbo, salgo, salko, salo, Salor, Salso, salu, saluo, sazo, Sbili, sdio, Selloi, Selmo, Seol, sexo, Shilo, Shiluk, shizo, sibo, sicl, siclo, Sidlow, sido, sifo, siglo, Sigo, Siho, siily, sil, Sila, Silco, Silcox, sild, sildo, Sile, Silf, silg, silgo, silho, silif, Silii, silil, silj, Silko, silla, sille, sillon, silm, siloa, siloh, silol, Silom, silou, siloxy, silq, silum, siml, sino, s'io, sioc, siol, siox, sito, sli, slido, slito, slo, sloi, solom, soloq, syli, syllo, sylo, zelo, zil, zila, zilo. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "silo" (pronounced sī"lō) |
| 3 | -ī" l ō | Milo. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: oils, soil, soli. | |
| Words within the letters "i-l-o-s" | |
-1 letter: lis, oil, sol. | |
-2 letters: is, li, lo, os, si, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-l-o-s" | |
+1 letter: boils, coils, diols, filos, foils, idols, kilos, lidos, limos, linos, lions, loins, loris, louis, milos, moils, noils, olios, polis, roils, silos, sloid, soils, soldi, solei, solid, spoil, toils, viols. | |
+2 letters: aiolis, aliyos, aloins, assoil, bilbos, broils, cibols, colics, colies, colins, cosily, coulis, dildos, dossil, eloins, fillos, filose, folios, follis, fossil, helios, hillos, holies, holism, holist, igloos, indols, insole, insoul, isohel, isolog, lesion, limbos, lissom, lithos, logics, looies, lories, losing, louies, lowish, molies, nicols, nosily, oilers, oldies, oldish, oleins, olives, oriels, owlish, oxalis, oxlips, pilose, pilots, pilous, pistol, poilus, poleis, polies, polios, polish, reoils, rosily, sailor, sigloi, siglos, siloed, sloids, social, soiled, solidi, solids, soling, solion, spoils, spoilt, stolid, thiols, toiles, tonsil, triols, violas, voiles, zorils. | |
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