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Webster 1913 Edition
Depot
De′pot
(dē′pō̍; French dā̍-pō′; 277)
, 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
dépôt
dépôt
English
Noun
dépôt (plural dépôts)
- Rare spelling of depot.
- 1864, James Parton, General Butler in New Orleans, Mason Brothers; Chapter III, page #67:
- Not less prompt were the Third and Eighth regiments, for they began to arrive in Boston as early as nine, each company welcomed at the dépôt by applauding thousands.
- 1864, James Parton, General Butler in New Orleans, Mason Brothers; Chapter III, page #67:
French
Etymology
From Old French depost, from Latin dēpositum (“deposit”, noun), also the passive participle of dēpōnere (“to deposit”). Cognate with Spanish deposito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.po/
Noun
dépôt m (plural dépôts)
- warehouse, store, depot, depository
- act of depositing, act of placing
- deposit (object being deposited)
- registration, proposal
- Aujourd'hui est le dernier jour de dépôt des candidatures. — Today is the last day for registering candidacy.
- (banking) deposit
- (geology) deposit
Related terms
- déposer (verb)