What does "depot" mean?

1. (storage facility) a large building or warehouse used for storing goods or equipment. 2. (transport hub) a place where buses, trains, or trucks are kept and repaired when not in use. 3. (military base) a place where military supplies are kept or where new soldiers are trained. 4. (medical injection) a type of medicine injected into the body that releases slowly over a long time.

depot

US //ˈdipoʊ// UK //dˈɛpəʊ// de·pot

1 storage facility (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

a large building or warehouse used for storing goods or equipment.

a warehouse or storage facility for the safekeeping of goods, equipment, or supplies.

Example

The company built a new distribution depot near the motorway to speed up deliveries.

Example

The central supply depot manages the inventory for all regional branches, ensuring that essential components are dispatched within twenty-four hours of a request.
- warehouse
- storehouse
- repository
2 transport hub (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

a place where buses, trains, or trucks are kept and repaired when not in use.

a facility for the storage, maintenance, and dispatch of public transport or commercial vehicles.

Example

The last bus returns to the depot at midnight for cleaning and maintenance.

Example

Engineers at the railway depot worked through the night to repair the damaged carriages before the morning commute began.

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3 military base (n.)
C1 Advanced Formal Military

a place where military supplies are kept or where new soldiers are trained.

a military establishment for the storage of equipment or the reception and training of recruits.

Example

The soldiers were sent to the training depot for six weeks of basic instruction.

Example

The ammunition depot was situated far from the front lines to protect the primary stockpile from aerial bombardment.
4 medical injection (n.)
C2 Proficiency Technical Medicine

a type of medicine injected into the body that releases slowly over a long time.

a pharmacological formulation designed to release its active ingredient consistently over a prolonged period following injection.

Example

The doctor suggested a depot injection so the patient wouldn't have to take pills every day.

Example

Administering the medication as a monthly depot ensures stable plasma concentrations and improves long-term adherence in patients with chronic conditions.
- slow release
- injection

Origin

From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere. Doublet of deposit.