Granary
Definition
A large building or storehouse, typically made of wood or brick on a farm or homestead, specifically designed for storing, preserving, and protecting grains, cereals, or fodder; a barn or granary. In maritime contexts, it can refer to a storage compartment or hold on a ship.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Granary
- Barn
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, regular structural plural variations and standard functional case inflections. |
| Formation | Loanword of Ottoman Turkish origin ('anbar'), historically stabilized within traditional agricultural and trade registries. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [am.ˈbar] |
| Source | Glossary of Traditional Romanian Architecture, Logistics and Agricultural History |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: După treierat, sacii plini cu grâu de toamnă au fost transportați și descărcați în ambarul fermei.
EN: After threshing, the sacks filled with winter wheat were transported and unloaded into the farm's granary.
RO: Proprietarul a consolidat bârnele de lemn ale ambarului pentru a împiedica pătrunderea umezelii și a rozătoarelor.
EN: The owner reinforced the wooden beams of the barn to prevent the penetration of moisture and rodents.
RO: Mărfurile comerciale au fost aranjate în ambarul navei înainte de plecarea lungă peste ocean.
EN: The commercial goods were arranged in the ship's hold before the long journey across the ocean.
Idioms & Phrases
Ambar de grâu / Wheat granary
RO: Clădire destinată exclusiv stocării recoltelor de grânacee, monitorizată din punct de vedere al umidității aerului.
EN: A structure exclusively intended for storing wheat crops, monitored for air humidity levels.
Plin ochi ca un ambar / Packed like a granary / Overflowing
RO: Expresie populară regională folosită pentru a descrie un spațiu extrem de aglomerat, încărcat până la refuz cu provizii.
EN: A regional popular expression used to describe an extremely crowded space loaded to maximum capacity with provisions.
Ambarul navei / Ship's storage hold
RO: Compartiment tehnic situat sub puntea principală, utilizat pentru aranjarea baloturilor sau butoaielor în siguranță.
EN: A technical compartment located beneath the main deck used for secure arrangement of bales or barrels.
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