storage warehouse
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈstɔːrɪdʒ ˈwɛrhaʊs/
:
almacén
- In Nogales, Arizona, Mexican fresh produce is off-loaded to separate cold-storage warehouses for transshipment, but here again this is an exception, not the rule.
- cold storage warehouse
Examples
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Sir, there's been an accident in the storage warehouse.
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My boat was removed from the storage warehouse behind the Yacht Club... ...sometime between 1 2:30 p.m. and 5: 1 5.
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To get at those lines, a storage warehouse was constructed as a front for the operation.
Blog text (4) -
Kevin locked him in a storage warehouse.
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If additional funds were available for improvements, Harper would build a storage warehouse and equipment barn.
Academic text (1998) -
As a lookout, he was going to stand at the edge of the road, just across from the storage warehouse, and dig through a pile of rubble.
Fiction book (1995) -
At 9:30, he made one final appearance... ...this time at the storage warehouse behind the Yacht Club... ...under the pretense of having received an anonymous phone call.
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For the time being, a storage warehouse in Kansas City held the treasures that had once filled her home, the house that was now up for sale under Joe's watchful eyes.
Fiction book (1997) -
Large-scale cooling systems, such as industrial gas liquefaction, giant food storage warehouses, and large-building air conditioning, will probably be magnetic refrigeration's best bet for application, Zimm said.
Academic text (1994) -
The company rents a large storage warehouse to keep its merchandise secure until it can be delivered to customers.
Synonyms
339
1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
332
1.4
A large building where goods are stored before sale or delivery
97
1.0
A building that holds goods until people need them
62
3.3
A place where large amounts of goods are kept before being sent out
26
5.9
A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items
21
6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
10
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
A large building where goods are kept, often in India or Malaysia
How Big
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2.8
29
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines two directly related nouns: 'storage' (place/system for holding items) and 'warehouse' (a building for holding goods), so the meaning of a building used for storage is transparently derived from its parts. This is a regular noun+noun compositional pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Storage warehouse paints a simple picture: a large building called a warehouse where things are kept in storage until they are needed. That's why it means 'a large building where goods are kept until needed'.