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depot

[ dee-poh; Military or British dep-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a railroad station.
Synonyms: terminal
a bus station.
Synonyms: terminal
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.
a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited.
Physiology. a place where body products not actively involved in metabolic processes are accumulated, deposited, or stored.

depot

/ ˈdiːpəʊ; ˈdɛpəʊ /

a storehouse or warehouse
military
1. a store for supplies
2. a training and holding centre for recruits and replacements
a building used for the storage and servicing of buses or railway engines
1. a bus or railway station
2. ( as modifier )
  a depot manager

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

Origin of depot¹

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

Origin of depot¹

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

Arrived at the dépôt, I discharged my porter, sat down and waited for the place to open, with ample leisure for reflection.

We had, in fact, come upon a complete nest of privateers—a rendezvous or dépôt they termed it.

We had a cold and very uncomfortable breakfast, and on my way to the dépôt I overtook the plumber going in the same direction.

But just as he entered the dépôt he saw a group of women standing in the ladies' room apparently waiting for him.

A railway is being brought along the quais with its dépôt at the Invalides.

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