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depot

American  
[dee-poh, dep-oh] / ˈdi poʊ, ˈdɛp oʊ /

noun

  1. a railroad station.

    Synonyms:
    terminal

  2. a bus station.

    Synonyms:
    terminal

  3. 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.

  4. a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited.

  5. Physiology. a place where body products not actively involved in metabolic processes are accumulated, deposited, or stored.

depot British  
/ ˈdiːpəʊ, ˈdɛpəʊ /

noun

  1. a storehouse or warehouse

  2. military

    1. a store for supplies

    2. a training and holding centre for recruits and replacements

  3. 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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • subdepot noun

Etymology

Origin of depot

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

Example Sentences

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The depot is the beating heart of the Iranian oil industry, storing and loading most of its crude oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

In Kandahar, which is home to the administration's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, air strikes hit a fuel depot for airline Kam Air, near the airport.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

But Mazhar Mahmood, a tanker driver's assistant, said: "The drivers went to the depot today as well, but the depot staff said there is no fuel available."

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

European and British authorities launched a joint investigation after several self-igniting parcels detonated in Germany, Poland and at a DHL depot in the UK in 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Schindler reaches the depot barely in time to yell Stern's name and pull him off the train just as it starts to move.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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