| Depot 1. (n.) A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. 2. (n.) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. 3. (n.) 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. (n.) A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight. Thesaurus Entries archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, glory hole, godown, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tank, terminal, terminus, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar |