noun
granary
GRAY-nuh-ree/ˈɡreɪnəri/
A place holding a store of grain.
The farmer stores the wheat harvest in a dry granary.
Etymology
The grain root and place-forming ending identify a granary by what it holds. The Latin noun already meant a storehouse for grain, so the English agricultural meaning continues directly.
In context
Liu Jun emptied the granary. There's nothing left at all. Can't you show me around? Food matters. I'll handle it. Hey, This way please. This is the village's last remaining grain reserve.
More examples
- Workers sweep the granary before bringing in fresh grain.
- Both granaries are full of barley after the harvest.
- The fertile plains serve as the nation's granary.
Forms
granary · granaries
Similar words
- silo
- Usually a tall structure for storing grain or animal feed.
- storehouse
- Holds supplies of any kind, not specifically grain.