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 Soon, such drones were striking at will on Russian munitions depots, supply convoys, and transport routes. Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 Space-rock mining could therefore enable the operation of off-Earth propellant depots, which would allow voyaging spacecraft to top off their tanks on the go and explore the solar system more deeply and ambitiously. Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Sailors can complete repairs on-site instead of waiting for replacement parts to be shipped from repair depots in the United States by manufacturing the necessary patches where the aircraft are deployed. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 At the same time, Ukraine has expanded its own long-range drone campaign, targeting military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia, including oil refineries and depots. Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 2 July 2026 Although it’s often painted as a precious-metals rush, asteroid mining may first look more like the creation of fuel depots, life-support stations and supply chains for spacecraft. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Ukraine increasingly has used long-range drones to target Russian oil refineries, depots and supply routes hundreds of miles from its border. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 In summer 2019, Israel reportedly struck the weapons depots of Iranian-back Shiite militant groups in Iraq. Amy McAuliffe, The Conversation, 26 June 2026 The day Trump allowed lawsuits against Cuba in 2019, Exxon Mobil sued over their property in the country -- including hundreds of gas stations, an oil refinery, depots and packaging plants -- valued at more than $1 billion. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depots
Noun
  • Yet, the bigger electrification opportunity may be unfolding in warehouses, airports, ports, farms, construction sites and industrial facilities.
    Darren Tan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Illinois’ 43rd Senate District, which largely encompasses Will County, has more square footage for warehouses 30,000 square feet and larger than any other Senate district in the state.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 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.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This capability allows for longer coding sessions, large repositories, and workflows combining text, images, and other information, according to Moonshot.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Thek had a long-standing fascination with bodies, those repositories of hope and decay, but neither show focusses much on that.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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“Depots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depots. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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