silo — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
silo is used for these senses in English:
- stovepipe A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.
silo — full definition
- noun A tall tower or pit used to store grain, animal feed, or other bulk material.
- noun An underground structure used to store and launch missiles.
- noun A department or group that works in isolation, without sharing information with others.
- verb To keep something isolated and separate from related things or people.
stovepipe — full definition
- noun Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.
- noun A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are restricted from accessing it.
- noun A stovepipe hat.
- noun A type of malfunction affecting breechloading firearms, where a spent cartridge casing fails to eject completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented vertically or nearly so.