'Depot' definitions:
Definition of 'depot'
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Definition of 'Depot'
From: GCIDE
- Depot \De"pot\ (d[=e]"p[-o]; French d[asl]*p[=o]"; 277), n. [F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See Deposit, n.]
- 1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. [1913 Webster]
- The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom. --Brit. Critic (1794). [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]
- Syn: See Station. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'depot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- archives,
- armory,
- arsenal,
- attic,
- bank,
- basement,
- bay,
- bin,
- bonded warehouse,
- bookcase,
- box,
- bunker,
- buttery,
- cargo dock,
- cellar,
- chest,
- closet,
- conservatory,
- crate,
- crib,
- cupboard,
- depository,
- dock,
- drawer,
- dump,
- exchequer,
- glory hole,
- godown,
- hold,
- hutch,
- library,
- locker,
- lumber room,
- lumberyard,
- magasin,
- magazine,
- rack,
- repertory,
- repository,
- reservoir,
- rick,
- shelf,
- stack,
- stack room,
- stock room,
- storage,
- store,
- storehouse,
- storeroom,
- supply base,
- supply depot,
- tank,
- terminal,
- terminus,
- treasure house,
- treasure room,
- treasury,
- vat,
- vault,
- warehouse,
- wine cellar