depot
[ dee-poh; Military or British dep-oh ]
/ ˈdi poʊ; Military or British ˈdɛp oʊ /
noun
a railroad station.
a bus station.
Military.
- a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution.
- (formerly) a place where recruits are assembled for classification, initial training, and assignment to active units.
a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited.
Physiology.
a place where body products not actively involved in metabolic processes are accumulated, deposited, or stored.
Origin of depot
OTHER WORDS FROM depot
sub·de·pot, nounWords nearby depot
depositary,
deposition,
depositor,
depository,
depository library,
depot,
depot injection,
depp,
depr.,
deprave,
depraved
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British Dictionary definitions for depot
depot
/ (ˈdɛpəʊ, US Canadian ˈdiːpəʊ) /
noun
a storehouse or warehouse
military
- a store for supplies
- a training and holding centre for recruits and replacements
mainly British
a building used for the storage and servicing of buses or railway engines
US and Canadian
- a bus or railway station
- (as modifier)a depot manager
adjective
(of a drug or drug dose) designed for gradual release from the site of an injection so as to act over a long period
Word Origin for depot
C18: from French
dépôt, from Latin
dēpositum a deposit, trust