a distribution depot for auto parts
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
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Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025 The researchers studied their formulation in rats over 97 days, and found more than 85% of the medication intact in the depot under their skin.—New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2025 Even that deal was apparently too much for the combatants to follow through on — Ukraine and Russia continue to hit each other’s power stations and oil depots.—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Even if the depot strikes look better on camera.
Follow me on Twitter.—David Axe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depot
Word History
Etymology
French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus
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