grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
Examples of grain elevator in a Sentence
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The city is known for its towering grain elevators and is home to Vance Air Force Base.
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Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
For the food supply chain, RBC would basically be the preferred brand for the conveyors that go into grain elevators or manufacturing facilities.
—Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Two truck drivers were injured and a grain elevator and administrative building were destroyed in a Russian drone attack in the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, the local prosecutor office said on Telegram.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
The former Froedtert Malt complex, located a few blocks east of Miller Park Way at 3830 W. Grant St., is known for its towering grain elevators and other large structures.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
The book demonstrates this clever transition from the days of Baltimore as a city of railroads, marine installations and grain elevators to today.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
One person was killed in the Odesa region in a Russian missile and drone attack on the port of Izmail that damaged grain elevators, administrative buildings and agricultural enterprises, authorities said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to enjoying a burger and craft beer inside a former grain elevator, cyclists and hikers can camp on the property overnight.
—John Pana, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
Ashley Killough, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
For the food supply chain, RBC would basically be the preferred brand for the conveyors that go into grain elevators or manufacturing facilities.
—Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Two truck drivers were injured and a grain elevator and administrative building were destroyed in a Russian drone attack in the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, the local prosecutor office said on Telegram.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
The former Froedtert Malt complex, located a few blocks east of Miller Park Way at 3830 W. Grant St., is known for its towering grain elevators and other large structures.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
The book demonstrates this clever transition from the days of Baltimore as a city of railroads, marine installations and grain elevators to today.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2023
One person was killed in the Odesa region in a Russian missile and drone attack on the port of Izmail that damaged grain elevators, administrative buildings and agricultural enterprises, authorities said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2023
In addition to enjoying a burger and craft beer inside a former grain elevator, cyclists and hikers can camp on the property overnight.
—John Pana, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
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