What does Depot mean?

Definitions for Depot
ˈdi poʊ; Mil. or Brit. ˈdɛp oʊde·pot

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Depot.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. terminal, terminus, depotnoun

    station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

  2. storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, storenoun

    a depository for goods

    "storehouses were built close to the docks"

Wiktionary

  1. depotnoun

    a warehouse or similar storage facility

  2. depotnoun

    a bus or railway station

  3. depotnoun

    a place where military recruits are assembled before being sent to active units

ChatGPT

  1. depot

    A depot is a place, building, or establishment for the storage and distribution of goods, supplies, or vehicles. It can also refer to a bus or railway station.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Depotnoun

    a place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse

  2. Depotnoun

    a military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled

  3. Depotnoun

    the headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the regiment are provided for

  4. Depotnoun

    a railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Depot

    dep′ō, de′pō, or dē′pō, n. a place of deposit: a storehouse: a military station where stores are kept and recruits trained: the headquarters of a regiment: the portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service: (U.S.) a railway station. [Fr. depôt—L. deponĕre, -positum.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. depot

    An activity for the receipt, classification, storage, accounting, issue, maintenance, procurement, manufacture, assembly, research, salvage, or disposal of

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. depot

    A magazine in which military stores are deposited. Also, a company left in England for the purpose of recruiting when regiments are ordered abroad.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. depot

    Any place at which military stores are deposited for the use of an army. It also signifies a fort or other suitable place appropriated for the reception of recruits, or detached parties belonging to different regiments. In fortification, the term is likewise used to denote a particular place at the trail of the trenches out of the reach of the cannon of a besieged place. It is here that besiegers generally assemble when ordered to attack the outworks, or support the troops in the trenches when there is reason to imagine the besieged intend making a sally.

Editors Contribution

  1. depot

    A type of building and property created for a specific purpose.

    The business depot was functioning effectively.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

Etymology and Origins

  1. Depot

    The American term for a railway station.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DEPOT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Depot is ranked #130610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Depot surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Depot.

    91.5% or 119 total occurrences were White.
    6.1% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. poted

  2. toped

  3. opted

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Depot in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Depot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Depot in a Sentence

  1. Jeremiah Rosen:

    People born in the 1980s and 90s, they grew up with this. It's approachable and reassuring and that's why it's gone from zero to millions of users in just a few days, i see McDonald's, Home Depot, national brands playing into the culture.

  2. Eric Burkett:

    This is our forever home, Eric Burkett said, holding back tears as Eric Burkett six year old son Lochlen patted his arm. There's a master bathroom that is completely accessible. There are adaptive showers so that Eric Burkett can bathe Eric Burkett and self-lowering shelves in the state-of-the-art kitchen, so that now Eric Burkett can cook again for Eric Burkett family. The idea of getting up and moving around freely without thinking about logistics. Should I use a chair ? Should I use crutches ? All that's gone, Eric Burkett said. Pointing to the wall of Eric Burkett new home outside Pittsburgh, this Marine has a few reminders from Flag Day that Eric Burkett life changed on a training mission in Morocco. That is actually of one of the prop rotors of the V-22 that crashed. On the back of that, I don't know how many Marines signed that, Eric Burkett said. The foundation started by actor Gary Sinise, best known for Gary Sinise role as Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, is trying to build 10 to 12 homes per year for severely injured veterans and first responders. It will hand over the keys to its 50th smart home this August. Donations from Home Depot, JC Penny, GE, Benjamin Moore and the Semper Fi Fund among others made Home Depot possible. Fox News first told the Burketts' story in 2014 while The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' family were recovering at Walter Reed. The Burketts ' and The Burketts ' wife were raising their four children at the time in a set of tiny rooms at the hospital. They have since given birth to twins, Nolynn and Roawyn, who are now 18 months old. A master archer, Eric Burkett began competing as a Paralympian in an effort to begin to heal after the crash. I hate shooting from a wheelchair. A lot of guys don't mind it because you're a little bit lower, you don't have to worry about this instability of your legs.

  3. Frank Gillett:

    Solar is now the stepchild at Tesla. They've made two decisions in a row that deal crippling blows to the solar business and they may be regretting the Home Depot idea, it doesn't feel thoughtfully done, it's rushed. Basically it will hurt them from a brand and marketing point of view.

  4. Satish Kenchaiah:

    It's not just the overall amount of body fat, but the concentrated depot of fat around the heart( that is linked to heart failure), there's a lot more to assessing health than knowing one's body weight.

  5. Neil Saunders:

    After a year of defying gravity, the slowing economy and pressures on consumers have finally caught up with Home Depot, our data show that the number of improvement projects done by consumers fell over the prior year as people conserved cash for other activities over the holiday period.

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