C2nounfoodscience
US/ˈsaɪ.lɪdʒ/
UK/ˈsaɪ.lɪdʒ/
green plant food for farm animals, stored and left to ferment so it lasts through winter
In context
The farmer fed his cows silage throughout the long winter.
Corn silage is cheap and gives dairy cattle plenty of energy.
Workers packed the cut grass tightly to make good silage.
Words that go with silage
noun + noun
- corn silageCorn silage is a common feed on dairy farms.
- grass silageGrass silage is cut in early summer.
- silage pitThe tractor drove onto the silage pit to pack the grass.
verb + noun
- make silageFarmers make silage when the weather is dry.
- feed silageThey feed silage to the herd in winter.
- store silageYou must store silage without air to keep it fresh.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a silage / silagesCorrect: some silage