depot

[US]/ˈdepəʊ/
[UK]/ˈdiːpoʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. warehouse; air station; parking lot
vt. store; stash
adj. having lasting medicinal properties

Phrases & Collocations

train depot

military depot

oil depot

grain depot

home depot

container depot

passenger depot

office depot

Example Sentences

the rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted.

I got to the depot and made the drop.

a number of large depots around the country.

The depot is only a few blocks from here.

Driving a 20 tonne camion into a narrow truck depot, pickin...

The article introduces a fire autoalarm which can be used in large airtight oil depot or fuel storehouse.

The southern part of Siu Chik Cha has also been formed and is earmarked for a depot for Tseung Kwan O Mass Transit Railway and Composite Development Area.

Real-world Examples

The targets have included air defense sites and ballistic missile depots.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2019

The targets include ammunition depots, drones and energy facilities supporting Kyiv's military.

Source: CRI Online February 2023 Collection

At their nearby depot, Wecyclers sort and process their haul.

Source: VOA Standard September 2015 Collection

The regional governor said five missile strikes hit a fuel depot and an industrial plant.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2022

Moscow blamed saboteurs for blasts that engulfed an ammunition depot in northern Crimea on Tuesday.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2022 Collection

Israel was also reportedly behind an unusual strike on an Iranian arms depot in Iraq last month.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

Ukrainian officials say its drones hit an ammunition depot early today in the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula.

Source: PBS English News

He was in Shenzhen on Tuesday and visited an electric bus depot in the southern Chinese city.

Source: Current month CRI online

I`m going to jump into this car that`s headed to one of the main, public selling cobalt depots.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

Eventually, the quietness of the island drives Stroszek insane and he threatens to blow up an ammunition depot.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

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