grain elevator
(agriculture, North America) A large structure for the storage of grain.
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(agriculture, North America) 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.
1922, Joseph Bernard Kenkel, The Cooperative Elevator Movement: A Study in Grain Marketing at Country Points in the North Central States, Catholic University of America, [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC01454882&id=bVpZ0_GP9UEC&pg=…
“Here is the Kirkpatrick grain Elevator. Built in 1924. It was closed in the 1980s and is now privately owned by Andrew Farms. Its sits in its original location beside the abandoned rail line that passes through the area. #alberta #history #explore #abandoned #rural #canonA”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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