si|lo

si|lo «SY loh», noun, plural -los, verb, -loed, -lo|ing.

–n.

1. an airtight building or pit in which green fodder for livestock is preserved and stored. A silo is often a cylindrical tower of wood or metal.

2. a vertical shaft built underground with facilities for housing and launching a guided missile.

–v.t.

to put into or store in a silo; turn into silage; ensile.

╂[< Spanish silo < Latin sīrus < Greek sīrós grain cellar]