depot

noun

de·​pot

senses 1 and 2 are

ˈde-(ˌ)pō 

also

ˈdē- 

sense 3 is

ˈdē- 

sometimes

ˈde- 

1

a

: a place for storing goods or motor vehicles

b

: store, cache

a fat depot in the body

2

a

: a place for the storage of military supplies

b

: a place for the reception and forwarding of military replacements

3

: a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight

Synonyms

• warehouse
• repository

Examples of depot in a Sentence

a distribution depot for auto parts

the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord

Recent Examples on the Web

Per the contract, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Ball Aerospace received $600,000 to develop technologies for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants and concepts for cryogenic depots. —Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025

Built in the Mission Revival architecture style, it was constructed to serve railroad passengers arriving at Tucson's downtown train depot. —Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Officials chose not to shoot down the drones because the risk was too great with the airport being full of passengers, planes on the runways and the nearby fuel depots, Jespersen added. —Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025

At Trevor’s at the Tracks, even before the first taste, the setting in the 1894 San Juan Capistrano depot, with its mortar arches and Craftsman architecture, creates the atmosphere. —Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing depot

• fat depot

Rhymes for depot

• repo

Kids Definition

depot

noun

de·​pot

senses 1 & 2 are

ˈdep-ˌō 

also

ˈdē-ˌpō 

 sense 3 is  ˈdē-ˌpō,

 sometimes  ˈdep-ˌō

1

: a place of deposit for goods : storehouse

2

: a place where military supplies are kept or where troops are assembled and trained

3

: a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight : station

Medical Definition

depot

1 of 2 noun

de·​pot ˈdep-(ˌ)ō  ˈdēp- 

: a bodily location where a substance is stored usually for later utilization

fat depots as a source of energy

depot

2 of 2 adjective

: being in storage

depot fat

also : acting over a prolonged period

depot insulin