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 Even if the depot strikes look better on camera.
Follow me on Twitter.—David Axe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 All nuclear and other power plants, oil and gas depots, pipelines and storage facilities, plus hydroelectric dams were among the facilities included.—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025 Work at the depot was suspended, and 30 workers on shift were evacuated, with no casualties, The Moscow Times reported, as the area of the fire spread to 10,000 square meters.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depot
Word History
Etymology
French dépôt, from Middle French depost, from Medieval Latin depositum, from Latin, neuter of depositus
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