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depot

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈdiːpoʊ/ · UK /ˈdepəʊ/

Forms: depots

depot means: A place where buses, trains, or other vehicles are kept when they are not being used.

noun

VEHICLE BASEB2

A place where buses, trains, or other vehicles are kept when they are not being used.

  • The bus returned to the depot.
  • Mechanics repair the trains at this depot.
  • Several depots were needed for the city's new buses.

Similar words: garage

Common phrases: bus depot, railway depot, tram depot

GOODS STORAGEB2

A place where goods or equipment are kept until they are needed.

  • The depot stores spare equipment.
  • Trucks collected supplies from the depot.
  • They built two fuel depots near the port.

Similar words: warehouse, storehouse

Common phrases: fuel depot, supply depot, storage depot, distribution depot

SLOW RELEASE MEDICINEC2

A supply of medicine placed in one part of the body and slowly taken into the rest.

  • The injection forms a depot under the skin.
  • Medicine is slowly released from the depot.
  • The doctor recommended a depot injection once a month.

Common phrases: depot injection, drug depot, depot formulation

Questions about depot

What does depot mean?

A place where buses, trains, or other vehicles are kept when they are not being used.

What is depot in other languages?

Türkçe: garaj · Español: cochera · Français: dépôt · Deutsch: Betriebshof · Italiano: deposito · 日本語: 車庫

How do you pronounce depot?

In American English /ˈdiːpoʊ/; in British English /ˈdepəʊ/.

How do you use depot in a sentence?

The bus returned to the depot. Mechanics repair the trains at this depot.

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