feedlot

noun

feed·​lot ˈfēd-ˌlät How to pronounce feedlot (audio)
: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market

Examples of feedlot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although the Panhandle has more than 85% of the state’s herd, most are in feedlots and dairies that were not damaged. Sean Murphy, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024 Vast cattle feedlots, chickens crowded in cages and heavy use of chemicals have come under criticism from environmental advocates and consumers. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 According to a government report released in September, officials have inspected 500,000 cattle at livestock sales, dairy farms, feedlots, and ranches in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Florida since 2016 for evidence of vampire bat wounds. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2023 Buckeye was founded as an agricultural colony in the late nineteenth century, and the portion of the city nearest the Gila River is still dominated by feedlots and cotton farms. Kyle Paoletta, The New Republic, 30 Oct. 2023 That method has led to abuses in places such as Laramie County, where several feedlots have operated unauthorized wells that pump significant volumes of water. Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023 Thus, producers were pushed into intensifying production through concentrated corn-feeding at industrial feedlots, leading to an explosion of the cattle population and an exponential rise in carbon emissions by the 1970s. Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2023 My past jobs were housekeeper at a feed mill, welder, general laborer for a feedlot. Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023 Most of the problem stems from just a few kinds of places: natural gas wells and pipelines, cattle feedlots, coal mines, rice paddies, and landfills. Zachary Mider, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of feedlot was in 1889

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“Feedlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feedlot. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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feedlot

noun
feed·​lot ˈfēd-ˌlät How to pronounce feedlot (audio)
: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market

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