Depot

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdÉ›pəʊ/
• US IPA: /ˈdiːpoÊŠ/
• Rhymes: -É›pəʊ

Origin

From French dépôt, from Old French depost, from Medieval Latin dēpositum, from Latin, participle of dēpōnō, dēpōnere.

Full definition of depot

Noun

1. A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
• 2013, Charles T. Ambrose, Alzheimer’s Disease, Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
2. (US) A bus or railway station.
3. A place where military recruits are assembled before being sent to active units.
4. (card games) The tableau; the area where cards can be arranged in solitaire or patience games.

Anagrams

• opted
• poted
• toped