grain elevator
noun
: a building for elevating, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain
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And there’s an economic angle – the grain elevator operators compete with one another on the price paid to every load of grain.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The closest grain elevator may not have the best price, so that a longer drive to a better-paying elevator becomes attractive.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Putting the grain elevator back online will be a big boost for the farming community, which will have a new buyer for crops.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The property had a grain elevator and 10 concrete silos.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The closest grain elevator may not have the best price, so that a longer drive to a better-paying elevator becomes attractive.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Putting the grain elevator back online will be a big boost for the farming community, which will have a new buyer for crops.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The property had a grain elevator and 10 concrete silos.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for grain elevator
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“Grain elevator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grain%20elevator. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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