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noun
- 1. a place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food, or some other commodity: "an arms depot" Similar
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1. a. : a place for storing goods or motor vehicles. b. : store, cache. a fat depot in the body. 2. a. : a place for the storage of military supplies. b. : a place for the reception and forwarding of military replacements. 3. : a building for railroad or bus passengers or freight.
DEPOT definition: 1. a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept: 2. a bus station or train…. Learn more.
a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution. (formerly) a place where recruits are assembled for classification, initial training, and assignment to active units. a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited.
noun. ( Pharmaceutical: Dosage forms) A depot is an area of the body in which a medication can be stored and from which it can be distributed. Once injected, the drug is released from the depot into the body at a steady rate. The medicine is injected into a muscle and released slowly from the depot.
A depot is a place where things are stored in large quantities for future use. Your office might have a depot in the back where supplies are stored.
Definition of depot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DEPOT definition: 1. a place where trains, trucks, or buses are kept 2. a building where supplies of goods are stored…. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary dep‧ot /ˈdepəʊˈdiːpoʊ/ noun [ countable] 1 a place where large quantities of goods, equipment, or materials are stored until they are needed a fuel depot The business is opening a new distribution depot in the Midlands. 2 a place where buses or trains are kept until they are needed, and often repaired and maintai...
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A mass of a drug or other substance that has been injected into the body and is gradually absorbed into the surrounding tissue over time. American Heritage Medicine. More Noun Definitions (1) Synonyms: destination. halting-place. stopping-place. Bahnhof (German) gare (French) haven. station-house. junction.
