Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a cylindrical tower used for storing silage;
2.
military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Silo \Si"lo\, n. [F.]
A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so
as to exclude air and outside moisture. See Ensilage.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
silo
n 1: a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
2: military installation consisting of an underground structure
where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "silo":
Mark, bazooka, calliope, crib, elevator, garner, grain bin,
grain elevator, granary, hayloft, haymow, hayrick, hedgehog,
launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube,
mousetrap, mow, projector
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
silo
n.
The FIFO input-character buffer in an RS-232 line card. So called from DEC
terminology used on DH and DZ line cards for the VAX and PDP-11,
presumably because it was a storage space for fungible stuff that went in
at the top and came out at the bottom.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
silo
The FIFO input-character buffer in an EIA-232 serial line
card. So called from DEC terminology used on DH and DZ line
cards for the VAX and PDP-11, presumably because it was a
storage space for fungible stuff that went in at the top and
came out at the bottom.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Silo, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 282
Housing Units (2000): 114
Land area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km)
FIPS code: 67550
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.037219 N, 96.475645 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Silo, OK
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