Threshing floor
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005976
A hard, level surface, often circular and paved, where harvested grain crops are threshed to separate the kernels from the stalks and husks. This area provides a clean and firm base for manual or animal-powered threshing operations. Traditional threshing floors are still used in some agricultural communities.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005976 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Agricultural equipment |
| Synonyms | cornfloor; grain yard; summer floor |
| Translations | German: Dreschplatz; Spanish: era; French: aire de battage |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-005976",
"term": "Threshing floor",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A hard, level surface, often circular and paved, where harvested grain crops are threshed to separate the kernels from the stalks and husks. This area provides a clean and firm base for manual or animal-powered threshing operations. Traditional threshing floors are still used in some agricultural communities.",
"synonyms": [
"cornfloor",
"grain yard",
"summer floor"
],
"subject": "Agricultural equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "Dreschplatz",
"es": "era",
"fr": "aire de battage"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/threshing-floor/"
}
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