depot

[dee-poh, dep-oh]

noun

1. a railroad station.

   Synonyms: terminal

2. a bus station.

   Synonyms: terminal

3. Military.

   1. a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution.

   2. (formerly) a place where recruits are assembled for classification, initial training, and assignment to active units.

4. a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited.

5. Physiology.,  a place where body products not actively involved in metabolic processes are accumulated, deposited, or stored.

depot

/ ˈdiːpəʊ, ˈdɛpəʊ /

noun

1. a storehouse or warehouse

2. military

   1. a store for supplies

   2. a training and holding centre for recruits and replacements

3. a building used for the storage and servicing of buses or railway engines

4. 1. a bus or railway station

   2. ( as modifier )

      a depot manager

adjective

1. (of a drug or drug dose) designed for gradual release from the site of an injection so as to act over a long period

Other Word Forms

• subdepot noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of depot¹

1785–95; < French dépot < Latin dēpositum, noun use of neuter of dēpositus; deposit

Word History and Origins

Origin of depot¹

C18: from French dépôt, from Latin dēpositum a deposit, trust

Example Sentences

The proliferating railroad network had reduced distribution costs, and Ward realized there was a large market for delivering dry goods to railroad depots.

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In recent months, the government teamed up with Erik Prince, the founder and controversial former leader of Blackwater, to loosen the gangs’ hold on roads, fuel depots and commercial ports.

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However, a small number of drivers at various depots have chosen not to operate today.

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"The most effective sanctions – the ones that work the fastest – are the fires at Russia's oil refineries, its terminals, oil depots," the Ukrainian leader said in a September address.

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In recent months Ukrainian strikes have reached deeper into Russian territory, hitting refineries, fuel depots and logistics hubs hundreds of miles from the frontlines.

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Related Words

• armory 
• garage 
• store 
• storehouse 
• terminal 
• yard