bus depot
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- noun
- /bʌs ˈdɛpoʊ/
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depósito de autobuses
- She works as a mechanic at the local bus depot where they maintain the vehicles.
- Greyhound bus depot
- bus depot restroom
- downtown bus depot
It's a a place called Broad and Alanine in the city is like where a bus depot where a bunch of buses and trains come to.
- It's a a place called Broad and Alanine in the city is like where a bus depot where a bunch of buses and trains come to.
Examples
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The passengers waited at the bus depot for their departure to the city.
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After arriving at the bus depot, I bought a ticket for my journey home.
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I just dropped her at the bus depot.
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Can you drop us by the bus depot?
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The bus depot is right over there.
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Can you give me a lift to the bus depot?
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I'll take her to the bus depot.
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At the bus depot, a group of men stood talking and laughing in front of the bar.
Fiction book (1993) -
I stowed my bag in a 24-hour locker and walked west from the bus depot.
Fiction book (2002) -
You lookin' for the bus depot, you're walkin' the wrong way.
Synonyms
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A place where buses and trains stop for people and goods to get on and off
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Morphology
The meaning 'a building or area where buses are kept, maintained, and operated from' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bus' (large vehicle) with 'depot' (a hub or storage/maintenance facility). This regular noun–noun compounding follows standard compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bus depot comes from the simple image of a place where buses are 'kept' and 'fixed'. A depot is a base for vehicles, so the phrase means a building or area used to store, repair, and send out buses.