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silo
- /ˈsaɪləʊ/ UK
- /ˈsaɪloʊ/ Canada, US
- /ˈsɑe.ləʉ/ Australia
- [ˈsɑe̯.lɐʉ̯] New Zealand
Rhymes with -aɪləʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish silo, of unclear origin. See Spanish silo for more.
noun silos · siloes
- A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
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From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
Similar: granary, grain elevator
- An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched. As a rule of thumb, to reliably destroy a hardened missile silo or communications bunker, a one megaton warhead should land within a 600 foot radius of its target. This will ensure that the enemy silo lies within the crater gouged out by the nuclear blast.
- An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance. A silo is created when members in one department or function do not interact with those in another department, even though there might be operational benefits to the interaction.
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A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
Our networking is organized in silos, and employees lose time manually transferring data.
Similar: information silo
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A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
Similar: echo chamber
- In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
verb siloes · silos · siloing · siloed
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To store in a silo.
Similar: ensile
- To separate; to isolate. Then there’s the fact that platforms like TikTok tend to silo users based on interests. Niche communities (insert hobby here plus Tok) are thriving, and so a person who may be famous on FarmTok or BookTok may have trouble breaking out of the mold.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: granary, bin, deck, tank, bridge, bulkhead, gmp, terminal, reservoir, elevator, septation, filler, elevation, compartmentalisation, partitioning, compartmentalization
Translations
Every language
noun vertical building for storing grain
| Español | silo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사일로 saillo |
| 日本語 | サイロ sairo |
| 中文 | 筒倉 /筒仓 tǒngcāng, 糧倉 /粮仓 liángcāng |
| Português | silo |
| Français | silo |
| Deutsch | Silo, Kornspeicher |
| Italiano | silo |
| Română | siloz |
| Русский | си́лос sílos, элева́тор elevátor, си́лосная ба́шня sílosnaja bášnja, зернохрани́лище zernoxranílišče |
| العربية | صَوْمَعَة ṣawmaʕa |
noun underground bunker
| Español | silo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 發射井 /发射井 fāshèjǐng |
| Français | silo |
| Deutsch | Raketensilo |
| Русский | ста́ртовая ша́хта stártovaja šáxta, раке́тная ша́хта rakétnaja šáxta |
Talk about this word "silo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. silo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silo "silo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silo.Cite this
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title = {silo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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