depot - What does it mean?

Noun

(en-noun)

A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.

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(US) A bus or railway station.

A place where military recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.

(card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.