Depot Meaning
/ˈdɛpəʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
nounA storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service.
Sentence Examples
I made a quick visit to the Home Depot.
The shell fell into the ammunition depot, which provoked a series of explosions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The train ____ was crowded with passengers waiting for the delayed evening express service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I made a quick visit to the Home ____.
Word Origin & History
From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
— 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The train ____ was crowded with passengers waiting for the delayed evening express service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I made a quick visit to the Home ____.