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- DictionarySi·lo/ˈsīlō/
noun
- 1. a tower or pit on a farm used to store grain.
- 2. an underground chamber in which a guided missile is kept ready for firing.
verb
- 1. isolate (one system, process, department, etc.) from others: "most companies have expensive IT systems they have developed over the years, but they are siloed"
The meaning of SILO is 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. How to use silo in a sentence.
a part of a company, organization, or system that does not communicate with, understand, or work well with other parts: We found that a lot of people work in silos - they don't see the connections between what they do and how another part of the airline operates.
noun. a pit, trench, horizontal container, or tower, often cylindrical in shape, in which silage is made and stored. a strengthened underground position in which missile systems are sited for protection against attack. Discover More.
A silo (from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós) 'pit for holding grain') is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos.
A silo is a tall round metal tower on a farm, in which grass, grain, or some other substance is stored. The land is flat, a chequerboard of fertile cornfields and grain silos. ...a grain silo. 2. countable noun. A silo is a specially built place underground where a nuclear missile is kept.
A silo is a cylindrical tower used for bulk storage, like grain silos that stand tall near farms. Another kind of silo is harder to see — military silos are underground. Farming and war are pretty different, but they both involve silos.
a system, process, department, etc. that operates separately or is thought of as separate from others. Some departments have become silos and no longer communicate regularly with one another. In some countries, the economy and foreign policy are considered in separate silos. Word Origin. See silo in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
