silo

Pronunciation:		'sIlow
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WordNet Dictionary

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

	See Also:	military installation, tower

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	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.

Dream Dictionary

	Definition:	Seeing a silo in your dream, suggests that you need to save your money. Perhaps you are wasting your money on frivolous things and need to think about saving up.