storehouse

[stawr-hous, stohr-]

noun

plural

storehouses 

1. a building in which things are stored.

   Synonyms: depot, warehouse

2. any repository or source of abundant supplies, as of facts or knowledge.

storehouse

/ ˈstɔːˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a place where things are stored

Word History and Origins

Origin of storehouse¹

First recorded in 1300–50, storehouse is from the Middle English word storhous. See store, house

Example Sentences

The Princess of Wales has visited the Victoria and Albert Museum's storehouse in East London, seeing a project that wants to make the museum's huge collection available to a wider range of people.

From BBC

History is inescapable in the Middle East, always present, a storehouse of justification to be plundered.

From BBC

His notebooks, bursting with images and anecdotes of real-life folks whose stories caught his attention, provided a storehouse for his plays.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials say agricultural and waste emissions fell slightly in 2022 with the deployment of cow manure storehouses and reductions in solid waste, both of which are intended to reduce methane emissions.

From Los Angeles Times

Hoping to learn more about Darwin’s ancient megafauna, I headed to a storehouse linked to Uruguay’s National Museum of Natural History.

From Salon

Related Words

• depot 
• warehouse