silo.
silo
Meaning & usage
silo vertical building for storing grain
silo an underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
silo an organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch silo, from Spanish silo or French silo (itself from Spanish), perhaps from Latin sirus, from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós); alternatively from Basque zilo, zulo. Semantic loan from English silo.
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