a distribution depot for auto parts
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
Recent Examples on the WebAnother drone hit an oil depot in Oryol, 116 kilometers (95 miles) from Ukraine.—Jim Heintz and Hanna Arhirova, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 One of the drones struck an oil depot in Oryol region, causing a fire that the governor there said had been extinguished.—Christian Edwards, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 Across the street lies the Bay St. Louis train depot.—Kayla Michelle Smith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024 With the majority of transportation using the train lines over the Huron River, business declined and area farmers moved closer to train depots for easier shipping.—Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024 The one-day event hosted by the Tennessee museum takes passengers from the historic depot in Bryson City, North Carolina, through the Great Smoky Mountains.—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024 The first round, which included B-1 bombers flown all the way from Texas, hit more than eighty-five targets across seven sites—command-and-control facilities, intelligence and logistics installations, and weapons depots.—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024 Israel has struck military buildings, observation posts, weapon depots and ammunition, as well as senior Hezbollah commanders and other terrorists.—Forbes International, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The big change in Fort Worth came in 1931 when the Texas & Pacific Railroad built its new station on Front Street (renamed Lancaster for the T&P’s president), replacing the old red-brick Gothic passenger terminal and freight depot on either side of Main Street.—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus
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