'Entrepot' definitions:

Definition of 'entrepot'

From: WordNet
noun
A port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC" [syn: entrepot, transshipment center]
noun
A depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" [syn: storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store]

Definition of 'Entrepot'

From: GCIDE
  • entrepot \en`tre*pot"\, Entrepot \En`tre*p[^o]t"\, n. [F.]
  • 1. A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported with paying import duties; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrep[^o]t for shipping goods in transit.
  • Syn: transshipment center. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'entrepot'

From: GCIDE
  • entrepot \en`tre*pot"\, Entrepot \En`tre*p[^o]t"\, n. [F.]
  • 1. A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported with paying import duties; a mart or place where merchandise is deposited; as, an entrep[^o]t for shipping goods in transit.
  • Syn: transshipment center. [WordNet 1.5]