a distribution depot for auto parts
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
Recent Examples on the WebGreater distances and longer trains In Houston, remote trains now traverse a mile-long section of the eastern part of the city, past family-run restaurants, bodegas, industrial warehouses and a school bus depot.—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 27 May 2024 The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Sunday that its forces had destroyed ammunition depots and military equipment housed at three airports across Ukraine, including assault drones stored at Kamyanka Airfield in the country’s east.—Susie Blann, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2024 In 2014, Russian military intelligence blew up an ammunition depot in the Czech Republic, although the country did not publicly blame Russia until seven years later.—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 26 May 2024 Locations include near the railroad depot in downtown Lee’s Summit, at the Streets of West Pryor, at the Lee’s Summit Honda dealership on Colbern Road and at the Price Chopper on Woods Chapel Road in northern Lee’s Summit.—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for depot
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Word History
Etymology
French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus
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