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depot

de·pot

UK/ˈdɛpəʊ/ US/ˈdiːpoʊ/ fairly common us

noun

1.

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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2.

a depository for goods

  • “storehouses were built close to the docks”
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Origin

From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit.

Phrases

  • accountable depot
  • Charlton Depot
  • Mansfield Depot
  • motive power depot
  • replacement depot
  • repo depot
  • supply depot
  • Susquehanna Depot

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