1. An enclosure or area of land without pasture, used for confining livestock and providing feed and water.
Usage: chiefly agricultural; also written as dry lot

Examples

• The cattle were moved to the drylot during winter when snow covered the pastures.
• Farmers use drylots to manage livestock more efficiently and control feed intake.
• The drylot system allows ranchers to concentrate animals in a smaller area for easier monitoring.
• Water troughs and hay feeders are essential equipment in any drylot operation.
• During drought, many ranchers rely on drylots to keep their herds fed without access to grazing land.