depots

plural of depot
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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 And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots. Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Ukraine's drones have pummeled the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, burning billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public. ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Criminals have studied the lengthy and predictable stop times as the trains approach depots, a prime time to strike. Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 Jesse Lazarus, the MTA’s rolling-stock czar, told the agency’s board in June that 131 of those buses had been delivered to date, in the form of new long-distance coach buses operating out of the Staten Island depots. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026 Disruptive use of a public building or facility, including parks, train depots or train platforms, could result in costs as high as $500 per day, as well. Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Russia -- one of the world's largest oil producers -- has introduced a swath of restrictions on petrol sales across the country, as Ukrainian strikes on its refineries, depots and logistics crimp domestic supply. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Then, there would be a decommissioning process for heavy weapons, depots and tunnels once it is confirmed that the parties are upholding their commitments. Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Thursday’s attacks on Wildberries warehouses brought to 14 the number of the retailer’s depots struck by Ukrainian drones in under two weeks. Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
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Noun
  • The company has prided itself on relying on about two dozen mammoth warehouses as the core of its vast logistical network stockpiling the goods before shipping to about 100,000 storefront distribution points nationwide.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Within it there are offices, factories, warehouses, photography studios, design departments, ateliers, a logistics center, showrooms complete with artful storefronts—all designed to fulfill desires at lightning speed.
    Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • Today, cloud security provider Wiz published a research blog claiming that Wiz Red Agent had autonomously discovered and exploited a GitHub Actions vulnerability in one of Snowflake’s public repositories.
    Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But Deep Isolation is betting the economics work out far cheaper than building massive repositories such as Yucca Mountain.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals’ drills as a pretext to ramp up testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for the reclusive North Korean leader.
    Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals' drills as a pretext to ramp up its testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for leader Kim Jong Un.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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