What does depot mean?
Definitions for depot
ˈdi poʊ; Mil. or Brit. ˈdɛp oʊde·pot
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word depot.
Princeton's WordNet
terminal, terminus, depotnoun
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, storenoun
a depository for goods
"storehouses were built close to the docks"
Wiktionary
depotnoun
a warehouse or similar storage facility
depotnoun
a bus or railway station
depotnoun
a place where military recruits are assembled before being sent to active units
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depot
A depot is a place, building, or establishment for the storage and distribution of goods, supplies, or vehicles. It can also refer to a bus or railway station.
Webster Dictionary
Depotnoun
a place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse
Depotnoun
a military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled
Depotnoun
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
Depotnoun
a railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Depot
dep′ō, de′pō, or dē′pō, n. a place of deposit: a storehouse: a military station where stores are kept and recruits trained: the headquarters of a regiment: the portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service: (U.S.) a railway station. [Fr. depôt—L. deponĕre, -positum.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
depot
An activity for the receipt, classification, storage, accounting, issue, maintenance, procurement, manufacture, assembly, research, salvage, or disposal of
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
depot
A magazine in which military stores are deposited. Also, a company left in England for the purpose of recruiting when regiments are ordered abroad.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
depot
Any place at which military stores are deposited for the use of an army. It also signifies a fort or other suitable place appropriated for the reception of recruits, or detached parties belonging to different regiments. In fortification, the term is likewise used to denote a particular place at the trail of the trenches out of the reach of the cannon of a besieged place. It is here that besiegers generally assemble when ordered to attack the outworks, or support the troops in the trenches when there is reason to imagine the besieged intend making a sally.
Editors Contribution
depot
A type of building and property created for a specific purpose.
The business depot was functioning effectively.
Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020
Etymology and Origins
Depot
The American term for a railway station.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DEPOT
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Depot is ranked #130610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Depot surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Depot.
91.5% or 119 total occurrences were White.
6.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for depot »
poted
toped
opted
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of depot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of depot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of depot in a Sentence
Solar is now the stepchild at Tesla. They've made two decisions in a row that deal crippling blows to the solar business and they may be regretting the Home Depot idea, it doesn't feel thoughtfully done, it's rushed. Basically it will hurt them from a brand and marketing point of view.
I found a video that looked pretty easy and got the list and took it to Home Depot to see if they had everything we needed.
People born in the 1980s and 90s, they grew up with this. It's approachable and reassuring and that's whyit's gone from zero to millions of users in just a few days, i see McDonald's, Home Depot, national brands playing into the culture.
I think everyone will understand that it will be more than $550, we just can’t have people decide to go out to Home Depot and build a staircase in a park because that’s what they would like to have.
We spent months saying that there were certain things that were essential -- that included fast food restaurants, it included Walmart, it included Home Depot. If fast food and Walmart and Home Depot -- and look, I do all that, so I'm not looking down on it -- but if all that is essential, then educating our kids is absolutely essential, i have no doubt we can do this safely.
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- депо, склад, военнопленнически лагерBulgarian
- dipòsitCatalan, Valencian
- DepotGerman
- depositoSpanish
- asema, kutsuntapaikka, varastoFinnish
- dépôtFrench
- ard-hieManx
- डिपोHindi
- deposito ferroviario, magazzino, deposito, rimessaItalian
- taupuniMāori
- skład, magazyn, hurtownia, stacjaPolish
- depósito, estaçãoPortuguese
- хранилище, база, склад, автовокзал, депоRussian
- depoTurkish
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