grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
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The farming life was challenging, prompting John and Majorie to move to Barlow, North Dakota, where John (his father) worked at the grain elevator.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Barnes’ group can move a million bushels of crops in and out of the massive grain elevators each week, but right now there is very little movement.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Conversations are happening at places like The Wild Goose, a cozy coffee shop tucked inside an old grain elevator in the tiny town of Hayden, Colo.
—Scott Franz, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Farmers need to transport a harvested crop from the field to a grain elevator or processing plant, typically on public roads.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Barnes’ group can move a million bushels of crops in and out of the massive grain elevators each week, but right now there is very little movement.
—Shimon Prokupecz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
Conversations are happening at places like The Wild Goose, a cozy coffee shop tucked inside an old grain elevator in the tiny town of Hayden, Colo.
—Scott Franz, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
Farmers need to transport a harvested crop from the field to a grain elevator or processing plant, typically on public roads.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grain elevator
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“Grain elevator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grain%20elevator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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