granary
noun
gra·na·ry
ˈgrā-nə-rē 
ˈgra-
ˈgra-
plural granaries
1
a
: a storehouse for threshed grain
b
: a region producing grain in abundance
2
: a chief source or storehouse
Examples of granary in a Sentence
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As has a historic granary windmill in Thelnetham, Suffolk.
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NBC News, 4 July 2024
When the People’s Liberation Army reached Shenyang, the shop was commandeered and turned into a people’s granary.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Other components of Putin’s strategy are parts of his genocidal campaign, including the blocking of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, destroying Ukraine’s granaries, planting landmines under the world’s most fertile farmland and targeted killing of Ukraine’s top farmers.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
There the researchers found what appeared to be a granary, a beehive or globular-shaped hole in the ground typically built to store grain or corn.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The amount of taxes owed was often linked to agriculture, with a certain percentage of a field’s harvest earmarked for state-run granaries or administrative storage centers.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Julien grew up in Indiana, where his father operated several granaries.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law
Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Enlarge / Food security in developing nations is particularly affected by animal species like the red flour beetle which has specialized in surviving in extremely dry environments, granaries included, for thousands of years.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
NBC News, 4 July 2024
When the People’s Liberation Army reached Shenyang, the shop was commandeered and turned into a people’s granary.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Other components of Putin’s strategy are parts of his genocidal campaign, including the blocking of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, destroying Ukraine’s granaries, planting landmines under the world’s most fertile farmland and targeted killing of Ukraine’s top farmers.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
There the researchers found what appeared to be a granary, a beehive or globular-shaped hole in the ground typically built to store grain or corn.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
The amount of taxes owed was often linked to agriculture, with a certain percentage of a field’s harvest earmarked for state-run granaries or administrative storage centers.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Julien grew up in Indiana, where his father operated several granaries.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Thousands of California wells are at risk of drying up despite landmark water law
Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Enlarge / Food security in developing nations is particularly affected by animal species like the red flour beetle which has specialized in surviving in extremely dry environments, granaries included, for thousands of years.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
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granary
noun
gra·na·ry
ˈgrān-(ə-)rē
ˈgran-
ˈgran-
plural granaries
1
: a storehouse for grain
2
: a region producing plenty of grain
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