Sentence:  Canada at the turn of the century had become the <WSD>breadbasket</WSD> of the British Empire and industrialised Europe and wheat grown on the prairies was consolidated in elevator at Fort William, Ontario to await shipment overseas. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, "by extension", other food products; a food bowl.