silo

silo [sahy-loh] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural si·los.

1. a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
2. a pit or underground space for storing grain, green feeds, etc.
3. Military. an underground installation constructed of concrete and steel, designed to house a ballistic missile and the equipment for firing it.

verb (used with object), si·loed, si·lo·ing.

4. to put into or preserve in a silo.

Origin of silo 1825–35; Spanish: place for storing grain, hay, etc., orig. subterranean; ulterior origin uncertain Examples from the Web for siloed Contemporary Examples of siloed

The two men agree on one thing, that “USA Today has been kind of siloed at Gannett,” as Kramer puts it.

USA Today Takes Digital Gamble in Hiring David Callaway as New Editor

Howard Kurtz

July 16, 2012

Historical Examples of siloed

When the refuse has been siloed for eight months, and 12 per cent.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891

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British Dictionary definitions for siloed silo noun plural -los

1. a pit, trench, horizontal container, or tower, often cylindrical in shape, in which silage is made and stored
2. a strengthened underground position in which missile systems are sited for protection against attack

Word Origin for silo C19: from Spanish, perhaps from Celtic Word Origin and History for siloed silo n.

1835, from Spanish silo, traditionally derived from Latin sirum (nominative sirus), from Greek siros “a pit to keep corn in.” “The change from r to l in Spanish is abnormal and Greek siros was a rare foreign term peculiar to regions of Asia Minor and not likely to emerge in Castilian Spain” [Barnhart]. Alternatively, the Spanish word is from a pre-Roman Iberian language word represented by Basque zilo, zulo “dugout, cave or shelter for keeping grain.” Meaning “underground housing and launch tube for a guided missile” is attested from 1958.