silage

noun

Definition of silagenext
as in ensilage

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Recent Examples of silage Canals slice between orchards and acres of silage, pushing all-important irrigation water through a network of laterals from farm to farm. — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024 After some experimentation, the company in 2018 commissioned its first demonstration in Germany, which combined farming for hay and silage with a solar module that could supply 2 megawatts. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024 As they were shown around a Welsh farm by Gary and Jess Yeomans, Prince William spotted a robot silage sweeper in one of the barns. — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023 Esther Olu: Black Opium had long-lasting power (8+ hours) and great silage. — ELLE, 24 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for silage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silage
  1. forage
  2. feed
  3. fodder
Noun
  • Goats are social, energetic animals that require ample space to roam and forage.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • For example, Boersma noted in her 1990 study multiple potential causes for the increasing range of penguins on the mainland in South America, including a decrease in competition for forage fish after the decimation of whales in the early 20th century.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of forage
Noun
  • From the coaches’ offices, where there’s a live camera feed from the floor, Mulkey and Starkey watched as the team ran a perfect walkthrough.
    — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The new tab marks a departure from the core Facebook feed, which is still the primary way users find and interact with content on the service.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of feed
Noun
  • This move sparked internet fodder, with many onlookers saying LoRosa brought professionalism to the role that Moore didn’t.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Sheep, pigs, and cattle grazed under the trees and harvested their own fodder—a practice known as silvopasture, derived from Latin and meaning forest feeding.
    — Ben Seal, JSTOR Daily, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of fodder

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