supply depot

Noun

Meaning

supply depot (plural supply depots)

(military) A facility utilized by armies to store battlefield supplies temporarily on or near the front lines until they can be distributed to army units.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

fort depot commissariat store outpost

Examples

In Tasimboko, Edson's troops discovered Kawaguchi's main supply depot, including large stockpiles of food, ammunition, medical supplies, and a powerful shortwave radio. Source: Internet

Located in present-day Darke County in far western Ohio, the fort was built of wood and intended primarily as a supply depot; accordingly, it was originally named Fort Deposit. Source: Internet

They must guard a supply depot in a village that was evacuated due to being shelled too heavily. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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