Depot

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse; a storehouse.

II. Depot ·noun A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight.

III. Depot ·noun A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.

IV. Depot ·noun The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are received 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.

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