storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store
(noun) a depository for goods; “storehouses were built close to the docks”
terminal, terminus, depot
(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
depot (plural depots)
A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
(US) A bus station or railway station.
(military) A place where recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
(military) A place for the storage, servicing or upgrade of military hardware.
(military) The portion of a regiment that remains at home when the rest go on foreign service.
(card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.
• PEDOT, opted, poted, toped
Source: Wiktionary
De"pot, n. Etym: [F. dépôt, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See Deposit, n.]
1. A place of deposit storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse. The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present the great depots of this kingdom. Brit Critic (1794).
2. (Mil.) (a) A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled. (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are recieved 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.
3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passenges or freight. [U. S.]
Syn.
– See Station.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
