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depot Definition

de·pot (dē′pō; military & Brit dep′ō)

noun

  1. a storehouse; warehouse
  2. ☆ a railroad or bus station: originally used of a freight station
  3. Mil.
    1. a storage place for supplies
    2. a station for assembling either recruits for training or combat replacements for assignment to a unit

Etymology: Fr dépôt, a deposit, storehouse < L depositum: see deposit

depot Synonyms

depot

n.

  1. A warehouse

    annex, depository, magazine; see arsenal, storehouse.

  2. A railroad or bus station

    station, terminal, base, lot, freight depot, passenger terminal, relay depot, parking depot, way station, railroad yards, switching yards, marshaling yards, loading yards, unloading yards, stockyards, sidetrack, loading track, ticket office, waiting room, loft, junction, stop, central station, station house, haven, gare (French), Bahnhof (German), terminus, stopping-place, halting-place, destination.

depot Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • blockade: No threats of national protests or blockaded tanker depots.
  • locate: It operates its business through a network of distribution depots located throughout the UK.
  • operate: The family way of operating a depot is clearly working.

Adjective modifier

  • regimental: The 3rd Battalion was based at the regimental depot.
  • disused: Almeida Theater Producing a mixture of classic and new plays in a disused coach depot near Kings Cross.
  • loco: BVR No.6 ' Blickling Hall ' sets back at Alysham loco depot.
  • diesel: Pic by Gerald Peacock A view inside the newly built diesel depot.
  • naval: There was a naval depot here which was connected to the line.
  • wholesale: Petrom's 1999 issue has no index to places, and is overprinted with wholesale depots split into three different sizes.

Modifies a noun

  • injection: Testosterone is usually given as depot injections or patches.
  • explosion: The Buncefield oil depot explosion may have firms even more worried.
  • ship: As far as I remember the flags ended up with the depot ship Captain and my mate Mickey Elliot.
  • medication: We do not accept that depot medication should be subject to special safeguards.
  • yard: Oxford Blue 47 839, was still in the depot yard with fitters working on it, presumably commissioning.

Noun used with modifier

  • tram: The city's main tram depot was located on Stoney Stanton Road near Priestley's Bridge.
  • ammunition: Steve Harris: Well, the best story is the ammunition depot one.
  • locomotive: Five locomotive depots are visited to see the engines being serviced.
  • freight: Mr Blunkett is to inspect new security measures at the Frethun rail freight depot outside Calais.
  • motive: These terraces were built for the workers at the adjacent Mold Junction motive power depot, closed in 1966.
  • bus: Thought I'd mention, the second photo in ' the bus depot ' section is actually the old Stage 5 at Elstree Studios.