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Glossary entry

Svenska term or phrase:

plansilo

Engelska translation:

horizontal silo

Added to glossary by Paul Lambert
Apr 13, 2010 09:15
15 yrs ago
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Svenska term

plansilo

Svenska till Engelska Teknik/ingenjörskonst Jordbruk Types of silos
A kind of silo used to store silage, obviously enough. I can't seem to find any relevant good hits for "flat silo" or "level silo" etc.
Proposed translations (Engelska)
3 +2 horizontal silo
2 -2 trench silo

Discussion

Paul Lambert (asker) Apr 13, 2010:
or perhaps it is just "obvious enough".

Proposed translations

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4 minuter
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horizontal silo

alt.

bunker silo

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-04-13 09:25:41 GMT)
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(May be useful) ..to conserve moist fodders, such as corn, sorghum, and grass. There are two types of silos. The horizontal silo is a parallelepiped, either cut into the ground (trench silo) or built above ground (bunker silo). The floor is natural earth or concrete. The walls can be concrete, timber or plywood, or sheet steel. The capacity varies but can...
Reference:

http://www.google.com.by/#hl=ru&safe=off&q=%22horizontal+silo%22&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=510d7953809072ea

Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Ek : "Horizontal silo" is the generic term corresponding to "plansilo". A "bunker silo" is one type of these; see http://www.agsafety.psu.edu/Factsheets/E49.pdf
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that's true! Thank you, Charles!
agree Sven Petersson
7 timmar
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10 minuter

trench silo

Reference: Gullberg.


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Note added at 11 mins (2010-04-13 09:27:26 GMT)
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Gullberg also supports "bunker silo" in parenthesis.

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Note added at 33 mins (2010-04-13 09:49:10 GMT)
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Actually, a better translation may be the following:

Swedish
plansilo
English
silage storage slab

This is already on ProZ KudoZ:

Link: http://sve.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_swedish/agriculture/296...



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Note added at 36 mins (2010-04-13 09:52:26 GMT)
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Swedish reference (including picture):

Link: http://www.ensilagenytt.se/plansilo.htm

This reference pretty clearly shows that a "plansilo" today is a concrete slab with low walls.

It is not the traditional, older type of silo.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Charles Ek : A "trench silo" is one type of horizontal silo/plansilo. Your reference with picture states, "Plansilon kan vara belägen över markytan, eller grävas ned." See http://www.agsafety.psu.edu/Factsheets/E49.pdf to distinguish types of horizontal silos.
1 timme
disagree Sven Petersson : As Charles.
7 timmar
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