depots

noun

plural of depot
1
as in warehouses
a building for storing goods a distribution depot for auto parts

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2
as in armories
a place where military arms are stored the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord

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Recent Examples of depots Ukraine has hit back at Russia by launching long-range drones and missiles at oil refineries and storage depots. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, Santa Monica engaged in a legal battle with Waymo over the company’s noisy, disruptive charging depots. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 That campaign has expanded in recent weeks to include warehouses, trains, data centers, medical depots and steel factories and comes on top of an intense assault on Ukraine’s power grid that Russia plans to escalate this winter. — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Additionally, container shortages have been reported at inland container depots across northern India. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Ukraine's long-range drones have repeatedly targeted Russian fuel depots and industrial plants that are a mainstay of Moscow's economy and war effort. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Ukraine's long-range drones have repeatedly targeted Russian fuel depots and industrial plants that are a mainstay of Moscow’s economy and war effort. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026 As part of its defense strategy, Ukraine has used their homemade drones to attack fuel depots and refineries in Russia. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
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  1. warehouses
  2. armories
  3. repositories
  4. arsenals
Noun
  • Previously, Russia has hit apartment blocks, supermarket warehouses, gas stations and data centers, among other targets, in an escalation of attacks.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, Russia has hit apartment blocks, supermarket warehouses, gas stations and data centers, among other targets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of warehouses
Noun
  • The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
    — Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of armories
Noun
  • For Thacker, surfaces are repositories of memory and emotion; in the bathrooms, the walls have been entirely clad in tiles inspired by her son’s childhood drawings.
    — Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Deep Isolation’s concept could eventually use horizontal, vertical, or slanted underground repositories.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of repositories
Noun
  • Beyond comparing Cole’s and Rodón’s arsenals, the Yankees also considered factors such as Tampa Bay’s success against righties and lefties.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • China, North Korea, and Russia, after all, each have large nuclear arsenals.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of arsenals

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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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