a distribution depot for auto parts
the guns and ammunition were stored in a depot in Concord
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Even that deal was apparently too much for the combatants to follow through on — Ukraine and Russia continue to hit each other’s power stations and oil depots.—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Picketing workers have been blamed for blocking dump trucks from leaving depots until police stepped in.—Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025 Grima designed these incredible balloon structures in the atrium of the depot.—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 The council said that protesters have blocked trucks leaving waste depots, resulting in fewer collections from households.—Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depot
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Etymology
French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus
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