Definitions for: Depot

[n] a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
[n] station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Webster (1913) Definition: De"pot (d[=e]"p[-o]; French d[asl]*p[=o]"; 277), n. [F.
d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See
Deposit, n.]
1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse;
a storehouse.

The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present
the great depots of this kingdom. --Brit. Critic
(1794).

2. (Mil.)
(a) A military station where stores and provisions are
kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.
(b) (Eng. & France) 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.

3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and
protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]

Syn: See Station.

Synonyms: entrepot, storage, store, storehouse, terminal, terminus

See Also: air terminal, airport terminal, bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, cathode, coach station, deposit, depository, garner, granary, magazine, powder magazine, powder store, railhead, railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, repository, station, storage warehouse, subway station, train depot, train station, transit, transportation, transportation system, treasure house, warehouse

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