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as in warehouses
a building for storing goods
a distribution depot for auto parts
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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
According to an investigative report compiled by the Middle East Forum, using on-the-ground sources embedded in Iranian military installations across Syria since 2018, Iran has not only constructed underground tunnels and weapons depots for its disposal.
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to plans for fuel depots in orbit, which SpaceX hopes to use to service missions with the Starship and Superheavy, OOR is also being investigated for the sake of satellite refueling.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 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
Marguerite Young’s cult novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling springs from the supposedly mundane diners and bus depots of Young’s native Indiana, but eschews any stable sense of reality.
—David Schurman Wallace, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
Images from August analyzed by Radio Liberty show ammunition depots at the site which covered more than two square kilometers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The local council’s facilities across the town, including libraries, information centers and depots, would remain closed until further notice, Nicholas added.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Eventually, SpaceX, ULA, and other companies aim to build on these capabilities to develop cryogenic rockets, refuelers, and propellant depots that can operate for months or years in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Russian forces can now effectively strike the roads, railways, and bridges used for logistical resupply, as well as supply depots, command posts, and troop assembly areas.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In addition to plans for fuel depots in orbit, which SpaceX hopes to use to service missions with the Starship and Superheavy, OOR is also being investigated for the sake of satellite refueling.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 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
Marguerite Young’s cult novel Miss MacIntosh, My Darling springs from the supposedly mundane diners and bus depots of Young’s native Indiana, but eschews any stable sense of reality.
—David Schurman Wallace, The New York Review of Books, 18 Sep. 2025
Images from August analyzed by Radio Liberty show ammunition depots at the site which covered more than two square kilometers.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The local council’s facilities across the town, including libraries, information centers and depots, would remain closed until further notice, Nicholas added.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Eventually, SpaceX, ULA, and other companies aim to build on these capabilities to develop cryogenic rockets, refuelers, and propellant depots that can operate for months or years in space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Russian forces can now effectively strike the roads, railways, and bridges used for logistical resupply, as well as supply depots, command posts, and troop assembly areas.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
Noun
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There is actually quite a bit of science and experimentation that goes into storing barrels in warehouses, believe it or not.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the population increased, apartments, shopping centers, offices and warehouses replaced many of the orange groves and forests that once surrounded Orlando.—
Gisela Salomon,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Our current ideas about archives as these infinite repositories feel like a bit of a fiction.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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In the mid 2000s, Gates was working as an arts administrator at the University of Chicago, while also buying derelict buildings on the city’s South Side and turning them into artists’ studios or repositories for his collections of books, records, and photographic slides.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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One key weapon in most companies’ arsenals in disputes with affiliates is the NFL.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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If history serves as any guide, none of these six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain—is likely to do more than merely supplement their military arsenals with armaments from non-Western countries.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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