silo in Chinese
silo in Chinese is 筒仓 — silo means a tall tower or pit used to store grain, animal feed, or other bulk material.
silo in Chinese
筒仓
Pronounced: tǒng cāng
(agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
What does "silo" mean?
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noun A tall tower or pit used to store grain, animal feed, or other bulk material.
"The farm's grain silo towered over the barn."
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noun An underground structure used to store and launch missiles.
"The old missile silo had been converted into a private bunker."
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noun A department or group that works in isolation, without sharing information with others.
"Marketing and sales operated in separate silos, which slowed everything down."
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verb To keep something isolated and separate from related things or people.
"The new policy siloed customer data away from the support team who needed it."
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silo in a sentence
- The farm's grain silo towered over the barn.
- The old missile silo had been converted into a private bunker.
- Marketing and sales operated in separate silos, which slowed everything down.
- The new policy siloed customer data away from the support team who needed it.
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What is "silo" in Chinese?
"silo" in Chinese is 筒仓. silo means: A tall tower or pit used to store grain, animal feed, or other bulk material.
How do you pronounce 筒仓?
"silo" in Chinese is 筒仓, pronounced "tǒng cāng".
How do you use "silo" in a sentence?
Example: "The farm's grain silo towered over the barn." In Chinese, "silo" is 筒仓.
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