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depository - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
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deposit,
depositary,
repository |
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installation,
facility the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"
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archive a depository containing historical records and documents
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bank building,
bank a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"
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drop the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
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depository library,
library a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
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lost-and-found repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
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museum a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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repertory a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
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sperm bank a depository for storing sperm
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storage space the area in any structure that provides space for storage
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storehouse,
depot,
entrepot,
store,
storage a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
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treasury a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
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