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Synonyms for depot

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dee-poh; Military or British dep-oh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi poʊ; Military or British ˈdɛp oʊ

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Définition of depot

Origin :
  • 1795, "warehouse," from French dépôt "a deposit, place of deposit," from Old French depost "a deposit or pledge," from Latin depositum "a deposit," noun use of neuter past participle of deponere "lay aside" (see deposit (v.)). Military sense is from 1798; meaning "railway station" is first recorded 1842, American English.
  • noun storage place; station
Example sentences :
  • He is to be taken to the depot, to go to Virginia in the first train.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • And if—if anybody asks for me, I'll most likely be down to the depot, with Mr. Duncan.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • This time Hathelin had not the honour of the Bastille; he was sent to some depot.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • The depot master, who was on hand to help with the trunk, grinned broadly.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The "depot hill" is not as high as Whittaker's Hill, but the view is almost as extensive.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Especially if all the telegraph operators was like the one up at the depot.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But you ought to get warm and dry right off, I s'pose, and your duds are all up to the depot.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "Um," grunted the depot master, knocking the ashes from his cigar.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • For a full minute the depot master stood, looking in at the woman by the lamp.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The depot master retired to the office, returning with the desired ticket.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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