godown
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of godown
1580–90; < Malay godong, perhaps < Telugu giḍ ( ḍ ) angi, Tamil kiṭanku, akin to kiṭa- to lie
Example Sentences
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They consisted of three godowns standing in a row, square rooms with brick walls and stone floors, each with a separate low doorway.
From Literature
It was familiar, almost banal, like the scent of sacks of grain and spice in an old godown, but also somehow glamorous — sensual, velvety.
From New York Times
Amazon is among them, its large, modern, red and white warehouse many times the size of a cluster of nearby godowns, ranging in size from a family garage to a basketball court.
From Reuters
Before their godowns were bombed and many of their executives killed or imprisoned by the Japanese, British-run agencies controlled Singapore’s trade of commodities such as rice, rubber and tin.
From Time
She gnawed like a rat into the godown of Chacko’s grief.
From Literature
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