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DEPOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A depository for goods
Example:
storehouses were built close to the docks
Synonyms:
depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("depot" is a kind of...):
deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "depot"):
dump (a place where supplies can be stored)
garner; granary (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)
magazine; powder magazine; powder store (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("depot" is a kind of...):
station (a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "depot"):
air terminal; airport terminal (a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight)
bus depot; bus station; bus terminal; coach station (a terminal that serves bus passengers)
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)
subway station (a terminal where subways load and unload passengers)
Holonyms ("depot" is a part of...):
transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
