grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
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The property had a grain elevator and 10 concrete silos.
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Putin is striking grain elevators and storage facilities.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Louis Dreyfus has a major plant in Claypool and will provide soybeans for that operation through the grain elevator at the port.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
This morning, a semi will haul his feed to a nearby grain elevator.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Putin is striking grain elevators and storage facilities.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Louis Dreyfus has a major plant in Claypool and will provide soybeans for that operation through the grain elevator at the port.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
This morning, a semi will haul his feed to a nearby grain elevator.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grain elevator
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“Grain elevator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grain%20elevator. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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