Tall tower-like structures used to store grain or other bulk materials, or separated groups that don't communicate with each other.
From Greek 'siros,' meaning grain pit. The word entered English in the 1800s as agricultural technology became more advanced.
Farmers use silos to store grain efficiently, but modern 'silos' in business and government describe how departments refuse to share information—it's a metaphor for isolation!
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