silage
noun
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Definition of silage
: fodder (such as hay or corn) converted into succulent feed for livestock through processes of anaerobic bacterial fermentation (as in a silo)
Examples of silage in a Sentence
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The night air was close and cloudless, sultry with the stink of the seasonal silage coming off the surrounding fields. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 In Palmer, Alaska, Ms. Sharrock recently covered the four-acre field with large silage tarps to kill off unwanted growth for a year. — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, "Farmers grow the food. But who’s helping new farmers put down roots?," 9 July 2019 So operators demand for forages like corn silage is very inflexible. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Oil prices, war, and a bad corn crop," 23 June 2019 And because the plants don’t need to reach full maturity to become corn silage for animal feed, there’s a little more wiggle room. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Weather woes cause American corn farmers to throw in the towel," 18 June 2019 The night air was close and cloudless, sultry with the stink of the seasonal silage coming off the surrounding fields. — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, "The Alps," 22 July 2019 In Palmer, Alaska, Ms. Sharrock recently covered the four-acre field with large silage tarps to kill off unwanted growth for a year. — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, "Farmers grow the food. But who’s helping new farmers put down roots?," 9 July 2019 So operators demand for forages like corn silage is very inflexible. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Oil prices, war, and a bad corn crop," 23 June 2019 And because the plants don’t need to reach full maturity to become corn silage for animal feed, there’s a little more wiggle room. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "Weather woes cause American corn farmers to throw in the towel," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'silage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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silage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of silage
: food for farm animals that is stored inside a silo
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silage
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Kids Definition of silage
: fodder fermented (as in a silo) to produce a juicy feed for livestock