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milkshed

milkshed noun: a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.

Noun (1)

milkshed (plural milksheds)

  1. A region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
    • Counties adjoining a large city tended to supply most of its milk before highway and trucking improvements broadened the milkshed.

Noun (2)

milkshed (plural milksheds)

  1. A shed in which animals (such as cows, sheep, or goats) are milked.

Forms of milkshed

pluralmilksheds

Origin of milkshed

From milk + shed, by analogy with watershed.

From milk + shed, as analogous with woodshed or toolshed.

Questions about milkshed

What does milkshed mean?
Milkshed means a region producing milk that may be supplied to the area of demand with practical (competitively advantageous) speed and cost of transport.
What part of speech is milkshed?
Milkshed is a noun.
What is the plural of milkshed?
The plural of milkshed is milksheds.

Words near milkshed in the dictionary

  1. milkshakelike
  2. milkshakes
  3. milkshakey
  4. milkshaking
  5. milkshaky
  6. milkshed
  7. milksheds
  8. milkshop
  9. milkshops
  10. milksick
  11. milksicle

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