Base and Depot

Base

Base noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Depot is a synonym for base in headquarters topic. In some cases you can use "Depot" instead a noun "Base".

Nearby Words: basic, basal, based, baseline, baseball

Depot

Depot noun - A building for storing goods.
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Synonyms for Depot

Base is a synonym for depot in station topic. You can use "Base" instead a noun "Depot", if it concerns topics such as headquarters.

How words are described

old old base old depot
allied allied base allied depot
entire entire base entire depot
big big base big depot
Other adjectives: main, remote, secret, major, abandoned, military, local, nearby.

Both words in one sentence

  • Ammunition supply trucks are an essential part of any force that strays far from their base, and units will often have cause to return to a depot for repair, resupply, or upgrading.
  • Film / Australia Largest RAN warship was HMAS Platypus (and ex submarine depot ship being used as a floating base ship and resembling a merchantman.) None of these ships or any of the others had the large tripod mast seen on at least one ship during the raid sequence.
  • They adopted the big-box superstore format in the 1980s once The Home Depot started opening in Lowe's home base of North Carolina.
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Depot and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/depot
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