Definitions

depot

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

NOUN

storage place; station

Synonyms

STRONGEST

armory garage store storehouse terminal yard

STRONG

annex base depository destination haven junction loft lot magazine office repository storeroom terminus warehouse

WEAK

halting-place stopping place waiting room

Example Sentences

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Sure enough, at 3 a.m. a drone punched into a grease oil depot on Obeid’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Navy set up an ammunition depot to produce rockets for World War II. The town sat near major rail lines, which allowed munitions to be transported to both coasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Noah, who was 14, disappeared on 21 June 2020, and his body was found in the tunnel close to a Translink depot along the M2 in north Belfast.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But before long Aunt Kitty whisked us off to the nearest train depot and we boarded a locomotive for New York City.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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