Silo

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

silo
    n 1: a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
    2: military installation consisting of an underground structure
       where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Silo \Si"lo\, n. [F.]
   A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so
   as to exclude air and outside moisture. See {Ensilage}.
   [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

silo
 n.

   The FIFO input-character buffer in an RS-232 line card. So called from
   {DEC} terminology used on DH and DZ line cards for the {VAX} and
   {PDP-11}, presumably because it was a storage space for fungible stuff
   that went in at the top and came out at the bottom.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

silo

   The {FIFO} input-character buffer in an {EIA-232} serial line
   card.  So called from {DEC} terminology used on DH and DZ line
   cards for the {VAX} and {PDP-11}, presumably because it was a
   storage space for fungible stuff that went in at the top and
   came out at the bottom.

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Silo, OK (town, FIPS 67550)
  Location: 34.03505 N, 96.47536 W
  Population (1990): 249 (98 housing units)
  Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Silo, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    282
   Housing Units (2000): 114
   Land area (2000):     0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.520196 sq. miles (1.347302 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67550
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             34.037219 N, 96.475645 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Silo, OK
    Silo

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "silo":
      Mark, bazooka, calliope, crib, elevator, garner, grain bin,
      grain elevator, granary, hayloft, haymow, hayrick, hedgehog,
      launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube,
      mousetrap, mow, projector

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