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silage

/ˈsaɪ.lɪdʒ/

Translations

silagenoun

silages

The farmer stored the corn as silage to feed the cattle during the winter months.

L’agriculteur a stocké le maïs en ensilage pour nourrir le bétail pendant les mois d’hiver.

Synonyms

animal feed

silageverb

silaged

Past Simple

silaged

Past Participle

silaging

Gerund

/ˈsaɪ.lɪdʒ/

Transitive verb meaning to preserve fodder as silage.

They silaged the fresh maize to ensure winter feed for the herd.

Ils ont ensilé le maïs frais pour ապահովer du fourrage d’hiver au troupeau.

silageadjective

Used attributively to describe items related to or intended for silage.

d’ensilageS’emploie surtout dans des groupes nominaux techniques ou agricoles.

The farmer bought silage machinery for the new feed operation.

L’agriculteur a acheté du matériel d’ensilage pour la nouvelle exploitation fourragère.

silagenoun

Fermented, high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats) or used as a biofuel feedstock.

The farmer stored the corn as silage to feed the cattle during the winter months.

silageverb

To preserve (fodder crops) by fermentation in a silo or other airtight conditions; to make into silage.

They silaged the fresh maize to ensure winter feed for the herd.

silageadjective

Relating to or intended for silage.

The farmer bought silage machinery for the new feed operation.