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Missile silo — A missile silo is an underground, vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). They typically have the missile some distance under the surface, protected by a large blast door on top … Wikipedia
missile silo — /ˈmɪsaɪl saɪloʊ/ (say misuyl suyloh) noun an underground storage and launching site for a ballistic missile. Also, nuclear silo …
Missile launch facility — The cupola of an underground R 12U launching facility in Plokštinės missile base, Lithuania … Wikipedia
Silo (disambiguation) — A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to: * Silo (software), a 3D modeling software * Silo (store), a chain of retail electronics stores * SILO (boot loader), used in Linux * Silo (library), a data file format and… … Wikipedia
Missile Badge — USAF Missile Maintenance Badge, basic The Missile Badge is a military decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in the 1960s. The badge recognizes those commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the US Air Force who… … Wikipedia
silo — UK [ˈsaɪləʊ] / US [ˈsaɪloʊ] noun [countable] Word forms silo : singular silo plural silos 1) a tall round tower on a farm used for storing things such as grain, crops, and food for animals 2) a large underground structure for storing or… … English dictionary
silo — /ˈsaɪloʊ / (say suyloh) noun (plural silos) 1. a tower like structure, proofed against weather and vermin, for storing grain. 2. a similar structure in which fermenting green fodder is preserved for future use as silage. 3. Also, pit silo.… …
silo — si|lo [ saılou ] noun count 1. ) a tall round tower on a farm used for storing things such as grain, crops, and food for animals 2. ) a large underground structure for storing or protecting something: a nuclear missile silo … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Missile Balistique — Tir d un missile Titan II depuis son silo; cet engin fut opérationnel à partir de 1962. Un missile balistique est un missile dont une partie de la trajectoire est balistique, c est à dire influencée uniquement par la gravité et la friction… … Wikipédia en Français
silo — [ silo ] n. m. • 1823; « cachot souterrain » 1685; esp. silo, et a. provenç. sil (XIIIe); lat. d o. gr. sirus 1 ♦ Excavation souterraine, réservoir (au dessus ou au dessous du sol) où l on entrepose les produits agricoles pour les conserver.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
