grain elevators

A form of grain elevator — A large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that it uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it is designed to fill large trucks and train cars for shipping grain in bulk.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of grain elevator
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