silo
/ˈsaɪloʊ/
noun
- A tall, round structure on a farm used for storing grain or other food for animals.
- We could see the old silo from the highway.
- The grain was stored in a metal silo to keep it dry.
- The farmer filled the silo with corn for the winter.
- A system, department, or group that does not share information or work with others, often in a business or organization.
- Breaking down silos between departments can improve company efficiency.
- The marketing team works in a silo and rarely talks to the sales department.
- The company's silo culture made it hard to collaborate on projects.
- An underground structure used to store and launch missiles.
- They converted the abandoned silo into a museum.
- The military kept the silo hidden in a remote area.
- The old missile silo was decommissioned after the Cold War.
verb
- To store (grain or other material) in a silo.
- We need to silo the corn before the rain comes.
- They siloed the hay to keep it fresh for the cattle.
- The cooperative silos the wheat after the harvest.
- To isolate or separate (a group, system, or information) from others, preventing communication or collaboration.
- The new policy siloed each branch, making it hard to coordinate.
- Don't silo your data; share it with the team.
- The company siloed its research department, so no one else knew about the new findings.
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