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Webster 1913 Edition


Depot

De′pot

(dē′pō̍; French dā̍-pō′; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
dépôt
, OF.
depost
, fr. L.
depositum
a deposit. See
Deposit
,
Noun.
]
1.
A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.
The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great
depots
of this kingdom.
Brit. Critic (1794).
2.
(Mil.)
(a)
A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.
(b)
(Eng. & France)
The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for.
Syn. – See
Station
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Depot

DEPOT.

[A french word. See deposit.]

Definition 2024


Depot

Depot

See also: depot, dépot, and dépôt

German

Noun

Depot n (genitive Depots, plural Depots)

  1. depot, repository
  2. (banking) deposit, depository

Declension

depot

depot

See also: Depot, dépot, and dépôt

English

Noun

depot (plural depots)

  1. A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
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  2. (US) A bus or railway station.
  3. (military) A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
  4. (military) A storage for military supplies.
  5. (card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧pot

Etymology

From French dépôt.

Noun

depot f, m (plural depots, diminutive depotje n)

  1. a depot, a storage warehouse
  2. a compound