silo

From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪloʊ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪləʊ
• Rhymes: -iːləʊ

silo (plural silos)

1. (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the storage of grain.
2. (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
3. (derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
   • 2006, Albert J. Mills, Jean C. Helms Mills, John Bratton, Organizational Behaviour in a Global Context, Page 116

     A silo is created when members in one department or function do not interact with those in another department, even though there might be operational benefits to the interaction.

4. (derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.

   Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.

5. (derogatory, slang) A self-enclosed group of like-minded individuals.

• bag silo
• sack silo
• siloization
• silolike

silo (third-person singular simple present silos, present participle siloing, simple past and past participle siloed)

1. (transitive) To store in a silo.

• ensile

• grain elevator
• granary

• LOIs, Lois, Sol I, oils, soil, soli

silo n

1. silo (vertical building for storing grain)

From Spanish silo

• IPA^(key): /si.lo/

silo m (plural silos)

1. silo

• “silo” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• lois

silo m (plural sili)

1. silo (all senses)

• liso, lisò, soli

From Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós, “pit for holding grain”), via Spanish silo

silo m (definite singular siloen, indefinite plural siloer, definite plural siloene)

1. a silo

• kornsilo

• “silo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós, “pit for holding grain”), via Spanish silo

silo m (definite singular siloen, indefinite plural siloar, definite plural siloane)

1. a silo

• kornsilo

• “silo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.lu/

سیلو (silu) (plural سیلوها / silu-haa) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the storage of grain.

سیلو in Wikipedia Farsi

سیلو in Dehkhoda Dictionary

silo m (plural silos)

1. (agriculture) silo (vertical building for storing grain)
2. (military) silo (underground missile facility)

Of unclear origin. Perhaps from Latin sirum, the accusative form of sirus (“pit for corn, underground granary”) (compare Latin sīromastes (“pit-searcher”), from Ancient Greek σειρομάστης (seiromástēs)), from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós, “pit for holding grain”). Alternatively, perhaps from Basque zilo, zulo (“grain cellar”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilo/

silo m (plural silos)

1. (agriculture, military) silo

• English: silo

• cilla
• granero
• hórreo
• pósito
• troj

sílo class 7 (plural tílo class 8)

1. lion

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