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词汇 grain elevator
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Definition of grain elevator in English:

grain elevator

noun
North American
  • A tall building used to store grain and containing equipment for conveying grain to the top of a storage bin or bins.

    the farmer delivers his crop to the grain elevator at the end of the year
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sky-high grain elevators line the banks of the Buffalo River, guarding its southern flank.
    • The flat prairies are spiked and divided by the grain elevator that serve as a reminder of an architectural feat unique to North America.
    • When grain elevators were closed, it meant having to drive further to deliver grain, which increased fuel costs.
    • She stopped her car in front of an old abandoned grain elevator.
    • West Central's 18 grain elevators receive soybeans from up to 12 counties in western Iowa.
    • The grain elevators located along the tracks unload 110 train carloads at a time, or a little over 20 million pounds of corn.
    • However, demolition of a grain elevator in the area proposed for redevelopment was first required.
    • Today, FC is modernizing a dozen grain elevators along main rail lines.
    • The milieu of the First Ward was akin to a small industrial town, where the Irish lived in the shadow of the grain elevator.
    • Within a mile of the site there are grain elevators, warehouses, and other old industrial buildings.

Definition of grain elevator in US English:

grain elevator

noun
North American
  • A tall building used to store grain and containing equipment for conveying grain to the top of a storage bin or bins.

    the farmer delivers his crop to the grain elevator at the end of the year
    Example sentencesExamples
    • West Central's 18 grain elevators receive soybeans from up to 12 counties in western Iowa.
    • Within a mile of the site there are grain elevators, warehouses, and other old industrial buildings.
    • She stopped her car in front of an old abandoned grain elevator.
    • The flat prairies are spiked and divided by the grain elevator that serve as a reminder of an architectural feat unique to North America.
    • When grain elevators were closed, it meant having to drive further to deliver grain, which increased fuel costs.
    • The milieu of the First Ward was akin to a small industrial town, where the Irish lived in the shadow of the grain elevator.
    • Today, FC is modernizing a dozen grain elevators along main rail lines.
    • However, demolition of a grain elevator in the area proposed for redevelopment was first required.
    • The grain elevators located along the tracks unload 110 train carloads at a time, or a little over 20 million pounds of corn.
    • Sky-high grain elevators line the banks of the Buffalo River, guarding its southern flank.
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