grain elevator


noun

Origin of grain elevator

First recorded in 1850–55

Example sentences from the Web for grain elevator

  • To accelerate the introduction of the cargo, a grain-elevator was employed.

  • She found him in the shadow of the grain-elevator, sulkily kicking at a rail of the side-track.

    Main Street |Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for grain elevator

grain elevator

noun

a machine for raising grain to a higher level, esp one having an endless belt fitted with scoops