depot — a storage facility for large quantities of equipment, food, or goods
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a storage facility for large quantities of equipment, food, or goods
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdiːpoʊ/
Korean meaning: 창고, 저장소
Korean pronunciation: 디-포 (강세: 디)
Example Sentences
- The company built a new depot to store their inventory.
- The chocolate depot was every kid's dream workplace - but the owner never hired anyone under 30!
- My grandmother still calls the bus station 'the depot' like it's 1950.
depot
NOUN//ˈdiːpoʊ//
a storage facility for large quantities of equipment, food, or goods
💡 Concept
Large storage facility for goods
🎵 Rhyme
Playing fast tempo at the depot before the repo!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈdiːpoʊ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdepəʊ/
🌳Etymology
Rootdepot
Origin
프랑스어 'dépôt'에서 유래되었으며, 라틴어 'depositum'(저장된 것)에서 파생되었습니다. 원래 '맡겨둔 장소'라는 의미였습니다.
🎵Rhyme
repotempo
repo
tempo
🔗Collocations
supply depot
train depot
bus depot
weapons depot
storage depot
fuel depot
main depot
📝Examples
“The company built a new depot to store their inventory.”
😄 Fun example
“The chocolate depot was every kid's dream workplace - but the owner never hired anyone under 30!”
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother still calls the bus station 'the depot' like it's 1950.”
“The military depot was heavily guarded around the clock.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
warehousestorehouserepositoryterminalstation
Antonyms
outletdistribution
Related
storageinventoryterminalhubfacility
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