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Meaning of 'depot' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Depot [ n.]
- A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.
- A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.
- The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for.
- A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight.

Meaning of 'depot' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . depot [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a depository for goods
Example in sentence:
  • storehouses were built close to the docks

Nearby Words:

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