A branch drain accepting waste products delivered to it vertically, by gravity, from one or more similar but usually smaller fixtures, and conducting them horizontally to the primary disposal drain.
But this preliminary document is the clearest indication of the Pentagon's thinking about the future of nuclear missiles. In short, the Pentagon plans to replace the Minuteman III ICBM with a new launch rocket, one that would launch from the same silos in Montana and South Dakota where the missiles sit now. However, a new missile does not mean a new warhead.
Silos in AcatlÃ¡n, Hidalgo, Mexico. A silo (from the Greek ÏÎ¹ÏÏÏ â siros, pit for holding grain) is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos.