grain elevator

collocation in English

meaningsofgrainandelevator

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grain
noun
uk
/ɡreɪn/us
/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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elevator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tər/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/
US
a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in ...
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(Definition ofgrainandelevatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Excessive wear of the cleangrainelevatorpaddles over time will also affect the mass flow calibration.
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Extant structures include agrainelevatorwhich is still in service next to the rail grade, now removed.
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The town has one tavern, agrainelevator, and a converted mobile home as its post office.
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The firstgrainelevator, and two stores were also constructed in the growing town.
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Agrainelevatorwas constructed in 1891, but burned in 1894 and was not rebuilt.
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Crops and other farm products were largely marketed through the localgrainelevatoror wholesaler (83.2%) and through an industry operation (70.3%).
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A sub-group of thegrainelevatortypology are concrete silos in which cylindrical forms predominate.
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It arose from the failure of wire ropes used as stays in the demolition of agrainelevatoron a quay.
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It was named for a settler who established the firstgrainelevator.
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Thegrainelevatorwas destroyed by a tornado.
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An implement dealer and a full-servicegrainelevatorare still present today carrying on this role.
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Actions for conversion of a building, machinery attached to a building or agrainelevatorhave been allowed.
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Winter wheat is a typical crop and most small towns in the region boast both a water tower and agrainelevator.
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The courthouse and thegrainelevatorwere spared the worst of the tornado's effects.
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Before economical truck transportation was available,grainelevatoroperators would sometimes use their purchasing power to control prices.
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Ammon was an early agricultural center and later was home to several general stores, agrainelevatorand a brickyard.
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The village has a singlegrainelevator, post office, a service station and a two-sheet natural ice curling rink.
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As of 1977, the community had an operationalgrainelevatorand a population of two.
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There is still a largegrainelevatoron the railroad line south of the townsite.
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Manufacturers often advise properly tensioning the cleangrainelevatorbefore calibrating the grain yield monitor.
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