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/
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
Large storage facility for goods
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from French 'dépôt', which originated from Latin 'depositum' (meaning 'something deposited or stored'). The term originally referred to a place where goods or items were entrusted for safekeeping.
Breakdown
dé- (down) + -poser (to place) = a place where something is put down or deposited. The Latin root 'de-' (down) + 'ponere' (to place) underwent French phonetic evolution to form 'dépôt'.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“The military depot was heavily guarded around the clock.”
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