Definition of depot Depot
/diˈpow/ - [deepow] - de•pot
We found 13 definitions of depot from 7 different sources.
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| depot - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" | ||
| storehouse, entrepot, storage, store | ||
| depositary, depository, repository, deposit a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | ||
| dump a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump" | ||
| garner, granary a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed | ||
| powder magazine, powder store, magazine a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored | ||
| railhead a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution | ||
| treasure house a storehouse for treasures | ||
| depot - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | ||
| terminal, terminus | ||
| station a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" | ||
| transportation system, transit, transportation a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods | ||
| air terminal, airport terminal a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight | ||
| bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station a terminal that serves bus passengers | ||
| cathode a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device | ||
| railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- depot (n.)
A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. - depot (n.)
A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. - depot (n.)
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. - depot (n.)
A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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depot
dep′ō, de′pō, or dē′pō, n. a place of deposit: a storehouse: a military station where stores are kept and recruits trained: the headquarters of a regiment: the portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service: (U.S.) a railway station. [Fr. depôt—L. deponĕre, -positum.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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depot
A magazine in which military stores are deposited. Also, a company left in England for the purpose of recruiting when regiments are ordered abroad.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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depot
Any place at which military stores are deposited for the use of an army. It also signifies a fort or other suitable place appropriated for the reception of recruits, or detached parties belonging to different regiments. In fortification, the term is likewise used to denote a particular place at the trail of the trenches out of the reach of the cannon of a besieged place. It is here that besiegers generally assemble when ordered to attack the outworks, or support the troops in the trenches when there is reason to imagine the besieged intend making a sally.
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🔤- depot, noun, singular of depots.
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