A warehouse or storage facility, especially a military or transportation center where supplies and equipment are kept.
From French dépôt, derived from Latin depositum (something deposited or entrusted), from deponere (to put down). The word entered English through military usage in the 18th century.
During wartime, supply depots became strategic targets because controlling where an army stored its ammunition and food meant you could cripple their whole operation—which is why military planners had to hide them carefully!
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