depot

The definition of a depot is a terminal or storage station, or a place where buses and trains come.

(noun)

A central hub or central station for storing goods is an example of a depot.
The area where buses and trains all come to pick up passengers is an example of a depot.

See depot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See depot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A railroad or bus station.
A warehouse or storehouse.
a. A storage installation for military equipment and supplies.
b. A station for assembling military recruits and forwarding them to active units.

Origin:

Origin: French dépôt

Origin: , from Old French depost

Origin: , from Latin dēpositum, something deposited

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter past participle of dēpōnere, to put down, deposit; see depone

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