Meaning
silo
- a tall cylindrical structure used to store bulk materials like grain or cement
- an underground installation for housing a guided missile
In a sentence
I grandi silo del porto contengono tonnellate di cereali appena sbarcati.
The port's large silos contain tons of freshly unloaded grain.
Hanno costruito un nuovo silo per conservare il mangime degli animali.
They built a new silo to store animal feed.
Questo silo è destinato esclusivamente allo stoccaggio del cemento?
Is this silo used exclusively for cement storage?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| silo | masculine · singular |
| silo | masculine · plural |
| silo | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- In modern Italian, the plural is usually invariable ('i silo'), though adapted 'silos' or 'sili' can sometimes be found.