storehouse

[ stawr-hous, stohr- ]

noun

, plural store·hous·es [stawr, -hou-ziz, stohr, -].

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

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

Testing the technique in fruit flies, the researchers found that 51 proteins voyaged from the animals’ muscles to their heads and 269 moved from the fat body, the insects’ main energy storehouse, to their legs.

From Science Magazine

Videos and photos showed lifeless and bloodied bodies of civilians lying on a seafront promenade not known to be close to any strategic site like military buildings or grain storehouses.

From New York Times

According to a U.S. military official, the U.S. would be able to send certain munitions “almost immediately” to Ukraine because storehouses exist in Europe.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• depot
• warehouse