depot
depot Lexical Profile
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• noun
A large building, warehouse, or yard where buses, trains, or other vehicles are housed, maintained, and dispatched, or where large quantities of goods and equipment are stored.
"The city's electric buses return to the central depot every night for charging and routine maintenance."
North American A railway or bus station where passengers board and alight and freight is loaded or unloaded.
"We arrived at the old train depot twenty minutes before our scheduled departure."
A military facility where supplies, ammunition, and equipment are stored, or where recruits and replacement troops are assembled and trained before being assigned to active units.
"The logistics team coordinated the delivery of winter rations from the regional supply depot."
Word Nuance & Usage
The final 't' in 'depot' is silent in both British (/ˈdɛpəʊ/) and American (/ˈdiːpoʊ/) English.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from French 'dépôt', from Old French 'depost', which comes from Latin 'depositum' ('a thing laid down or entrusted'), the neuter past participle of 'deponere' ('to lay down').