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noun

Depot n.

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."

(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.

A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. (U. S.)

Synonyms: See Station.

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Etymology of 'Depot'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Depot" Quotes from Famous Books

... Washington was had in the depot in Montgomery, Ala., where a friend and I, on our way to Tuskegee, had changed cars for the Tuskegee train. Two gentlemen came into the waiting-room where we were seated, one a man of splendid appearance and ...

— Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements • Various

... my sister Celeste is about to marry. That was the wonderful news she had to tell me at the depot. It happens that I have known Roger Peyton all my life, and know he has the reputation of being one of the 'fastest' boys in the ...

— Sylvia's Marriage • Upton Sinclair

... well as Dave's father, went to the depot to see him off, and there they met Ben and some of his folks. Then the train came in, and the youths climbed on board, dress-suit cases in hand. The girls waved ...

— Dave Porter and His Rivals - or, The Chums and Foes of Oak Hall • Edward Stratemeyer

... the depot as the train was starting, obtaining comfortable seats. I met with a most interesting adventure, that is, interesting to me; how small the world is! I had for a companion an old friend of Roger, but who fortunately did not know me; it was M. Edgar de Meilhan, ...

— The Cross of Berny • Emile de Girardin

... answered. "I have a plan. We will leave for the Southern depot, wherever it may be. Afterwards, you shall use that wonderful skill of yours, of which I have heard so much, to effect some slight change in our appearance. We will then go to another hotel, in another quarter of New York, and take our week's ...

— Peter Ruff and the Double Four • E. Phillips Oppenheim

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