Words / B2

DEP-oh/ˈdepəʊ/

A depot is a place where vehicles, goods, or supplies are stored; also a small bus or train station: a bus depot; an ammunition depot. Warehouse is a close twin for goods; garage is everyday for vehicles; station is the passenger twin. Map the bus depot on the site plan, then the fleet size. Mix-up: depot vs deposit; deeper; US pronunciation /ˈdiːpəʊ/ is not the British exam form; do not write depot for a high-street shop with no fleet or stores.

Meaning

A place where vehicles, goods, or supplies are stored; also a small bus or train station.

Examples

• “Map the bus depot on the site plan, then the fleet size, not a warehouse slogan.”
• “A rail depot featured in the freight case, which is the goods-yard sense — still name the cargo.”

Good to know

a bus / rail / goods depot; depot for + stores. Close: warehouse / yard. Trap: deposit. BrE /ˈdepəʊ/. Geography, DT, and transport. A store for vehicles or goods, or a small station — map it.

Near in meaning

warehouse, yard, terminus

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