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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
2: military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural silos) Etymology: Spanish Date: 1881 1. a trench, pit, or especially a tall cylinder (as of wood or concrete) usually sealed to exclude air and used for making and storing silage 2. a. a deep bin for storing material (as coal) b. an underground structure for housing a guided missile

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -os) 1 a pit or airtight structure in which green crops are pressed and kept for fodder, undergoing fermentation. 2 a pit or tower for the storage of grain, cement, etc. 3 an underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing. --v.tr. (-oes, -oed) make silage of. Etymology: Sp. f. L sirus f. Gk siros corn-pit

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Silo Si"lo, n. [F.] A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so as to exclude air and outside moisture. See Ensilage.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(silos) 1. A silo is a tall round metal tower on a farm, in which grass, grain, or some other substance is stored. Before silos were invented, cows gave less milk during winter because they had no green grass to eat. ...a grain silo. N-COUNT 2. A silo is a specially built place underground where a nuclear missile is kept. ...underground nuclear missile silos. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

Mark, bazooka, calliope, crib, elevator, garner, grain bin, grain elevator, granary, hayloft, haymow, hayrick, hedgehog, launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube, mousetrap, mow, projector