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depot

noun

ˈde-(ˌ)pō

Definition of depot

as in warehouse

a building for storing goods a distribution depot for auto parts

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as in armory

a place where military arms are stored the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord

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Recent Examples of depot Russia's Defense Ministry said that its forces had hit a locomotive depot. — CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 It was constructed in 1897 as part of the area’s military campus, and over time was used as an army depot, a butcher shop, an animal-feed store and a mailroom. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Criminals have studied the lengthy and predictable stop times as the trains approach depots, a prime time to strike. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depot

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Images of massive fires at oil refineries and warehouses showed up online despite restrictions on publication of content detailing the attacks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Smoke rises from warehouses after continuous Russian drone attacks Thursday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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The goal isn’t to turn every person who reviews marketing materials into a complete repository of everything that could potentially offend someone.

— Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Semafor’s methodology and reproducible analysis code can be found in a public GitHub repository here.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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