depot Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
terminal; terminus.
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noun a depository for goods
entrepot; storage; store; storehouse.
- storehouses were built close to the docks
WordNet
De"pot noun
Etymology
F.Definitions
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A place of deposit storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom. Brit Critic (1794).
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(Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are recieved and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for. -
A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passenges or freight. U. S.Syn. -- See Station .