Depot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

a depository for goods

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹsəkˌɔːdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛpəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛpəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹsəkˌɔːdəl/.

Examples

storehouses were built close to the docks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

storage entrepot terminus store terminal storehouse

Parts of Speech

noun	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
noun	a depository for goods “storehouses were built close to the docks”

Word Forms

store

verb

find a place for and put away for storage

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dépôt

gare où les véhicules de transport chargent ou déchargent des passagers ou des marchandises

🇪🇸Spanish

depósito

Estación donde los vehículos de transporte cargan o descargan pasajeros o mercancías.

🇮🇹Italian

deposito

stazione in cui i veicoli da trasporto caricano o scaricano passeggeri o merci

🇵🇹Portuguese

depósito

estação onde os veículos de transporte carregam ou descarregam passageiros ou mercadorias

🇷🇺Russian

депо

станция, где транспортные средства загружают или выгружают пассажиров или товары

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिपो

वह स्टेशन जहाँ परिवहन वाहन यात्रियों या सामानों को लादते या उतारते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিপো

স্টেশন যেখানে পরিবহন যানবাহন যাত্রী বা পণ্য লোড বা আনলোড

🇮🇳Tamil

டிப்போ

போக்குவரத்து வாகனங்கள் பயணிகள் அல்லது பொருட்களை ஏற்றும் அல்லது இறக்கும் நிலையம்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిపో

రవాణా వాహనాలు ప్రయాణికులను లేదా వస్తువులను లోడ్ చేసే లేదా అన్‌లోడ్ చేసే స్టేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

डेपो

स्थानक जेथे वाहतूक वाहने प्रवासी किंवा माल लोड किंवा अनलोड करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડેપો

સ્ટેશન જ્યાં પરિવહન વાહનો મુસાફરો અથવા માલસામાન લોડ અથવા અનલોડ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಪೋ

ಸಾರಿಗೆ ವಾಹನಗಳು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಲೋಡ್ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಇಳಿಸುವ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിപ്പോ

ഗതാഗത വാഹനങ്ങൾ യാത്രക്കാരെയോ സാധനങ്ങളെയോ കയറ്റുകയോ ഇറക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന സ്റ്റേഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਪੂ

ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਟਰਾਂਸਪੋਰਟ ਵਾਹਨ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਲੋਡ ਜਾਂ ਅਨਲੋਡ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈپو

اسٹیشن جہاں ٹرانسپورٹ گاڑیاں مسافروں یا سامان کو لوڈ یا اتارتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

仓库

运输车辆装卸旅客或货物的车站

🇯🇵Japanese

デポ

輸送車両が乗客や荷物を積み降ろす駅

🇰🇷Korean

정거장

운송 차량이 승객이나 물품을 싣거나 내리는 역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kho hàng

ga nơi phương tiện vận tải xếp, dỡ hành khách, hàng hóa

🇹🇭Thai

คลังสินค้า

สถานีที่รถขนส่งบรรทุกหรือขนคนโดยสารหรือสินค้า

🇲🇾Malay

depoh

stesen tempat kenderaan pengangkutan memuatkan atau memunggah penumpang atau barang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستودع

محطة تقوم فيها مركبات النقل بتحميل أو تفريغ الركاب أو البضائع

🇮🇷Persian

انبار

ایستگاهی که وسایل نقلیه حمل و نقل مسافران یا کالاها را بارگیری یا تخلیه می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

depo

taşıma araçlarının yolcu veya eşya yüklediği veya boşalttığı istasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחסָן

תחנה שבה רכבי תובלה מעמיסים או פורקים נוסעים או סחורה

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The primary meaning of 'depot' is 'station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods'.

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Using 'depot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'depot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'depot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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