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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 Silo