grain terminal

collocation in English

meaningsofgrainandterminal

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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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terminal
adjective
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us
/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
(of a disease or illness) leading gradually ...
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(Definition ofgrainandterminalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was because the brand-newgrainterminalthat was built needed only about 25 workers, who press buttons.
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I speak particularly of the withdrawal of the rail services at thegrainterminal.
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The men are not holding up thegrainterminaland new technology is being used.
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We do not know whether thegrainterminalis making a profit.
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Until thegrainterminalproceeds successfully, the dockers have no assurance of the good will and understanding that there can be in this industry.
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A newgrainterminalwas built that employed a handful of workers, as against many hundreds.
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There are wharves which can be adapted for various uses—roll-on/roll-off, for instance—and there is thegrainterminal.
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The arguments continue for a 25-hour or 30-hour week, but it would not be economic to run thegrainterminalon those hours.
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This plan materialized in 1783-1786, excluding thegrainterminal.
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Kazakov's plan materialized in 1783-1786, excluding thegrainterminal.
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I have mentioned the grain terminals and the timber yard.
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In the 1950s, the company expanded its grain terminals.
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The quantity of smaller wood grain elevators has declined in favour of concrete inland grain terminals.
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By 2000 all but one have since been demolished and replaced with two larger concrete grain terminals on the southeast side of town.
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