grain elevator

短语

[经] 谷物仓库

词形变化

grain elevators 复数 grain elevators

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large structure for the storage of grain. It is more specialized than a regular granary in that it uses an elevating mechanism to hold the grain in one of many different bins, and that it is designed to fill large trucks and train cars for shipping grain in bulk.

    加拿大 美国 植物学 商务

    By analyzing the costs of operating a country grain elevator these advantages, if any exist, should appear.

    Interest in the safety and health of workers in grain elevators has increased substantially since the series of recent grain elevator explosions and fires.

    As the grain elevator and other industrial structures became more common on the plains, they redefind the traditional pastoral image of the American landscape.