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de·pot
(dē′pō, dĕp′ō)n.
1. A railroad or bus station.
2. A warehouse or storehouse.
3.
a. A storage installation for military equipment and supplies.
b. A station for assembling military recruits and forwarding them to active units.
[French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Latin dēpositum, something deposited, from neuter past participle of dēpōnere, to put down, deposit; see depone.]
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depot
(ˈdɛpəʊ; US Canadian ˈdiːpəʊ)n
1. (Commerce) a storehouse or warehouse
2. (Military) military
a. a store for supplies
b. a training and holding centre for recruits and replacements
3. (Railways) chiefly Brit a building used for the storage and servicing of buses or railway engines
4. (Railways)
a. a bus or railway station
b. (as modifier): a depot manager.
adj
(Pharmacology) (of a drug or drug dose) designed for gradual release from the site of an injection so as to act over a long period
[C18: from French dépôt, from Latin dēpositum a deposit, trust]
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de•pot
(ˈdi poʊ; Mil. or Brit. ˈdɛp oʊ)n.
1. a railroad or bus station.
2.
a. a place in which supplies are stored for distribution.
b. a place where military recruits are given basic training.
[1785–95; < French]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
depot
1. supply--An activity for the receipt, classification, storage, accounting, issue, maintenance, procurement, manufacture, assembly, research, salvage, or disposal of material.
2. personnel--An activity for the reception, processing, training, assignment, and forwarding of personnel replacements.
2. personnel--An activity for the reception, processing, training, assignment, and forwarding of personnel replacements.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  depot - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsair terminal, airport terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight cathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" subway station - a terminal where subways load and unload passengers transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods |
| 2. |  depot - a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping dump - a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump" powder magazine, powder store, magazine - a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored railhead - a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution treasure house - a storehouse for treasures storage warehouse, warehouse - a storehouse for goods and merchandise |
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depot
noun
1. arsenal, warehouse, storehouse, repository, depository, dump a government arms depot
2. bus station, station, garage, terminus She was reunited with her boyfriend in the bus depot.
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Translations
مَحَطَّة سِكَّه حَديديَّهمَحَطَّة قِيادهمُسْتَوْدَع
deposkladištěvelitelství
depotgarageanlæglagermagasinremise
ezredtörzsremíz
birgîageymslaherstöîmiîstöî
depasparkassandėlis
depokazarmasnoliktavaparksštāba mītne
veliteľstvo
depot
[ˈdepəʊ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
depot
[ˈdɛpəʊ] n (= warehouse) → dépôt m
(British) (= bus garage) → dépôt m
(US) (= bus station) → gare f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
depot
[ˈdɛpəʊ, ɒm ˈdiːpəʊ] nCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
depot
(ˈdepəu) , ((American) ˈdi:-) noun1. a central warehouse where large amount of food, goods or equipment are stored. freight depot; oil storage depot.
2. (British) a place where vehicles are kept and repaired.
3. (American) a small station where buses, or trains stop.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
depot
adj (pharm) de depósitoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.