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ENTREPOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A depository for goods
Example:
storehouses were built close to the docks
Synonyms:
depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("entrepot" is a kind of...):
deposit; depositary; depository; repository (a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entrepot"):
dump (a place where supplies can be stored)
garner; granary (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)
magazine; powder magazine; powder store (a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored)
railhead (a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)
treasure house (a storehouse for treasures)
storage warehouse; warehouse (a storehouse for goods and merchandise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
Example:
Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC
Synonyms:
entrepot; transshipment center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("entrepot" is a kind of...):
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
