warehouse 1 of 2

noun

ˈwer-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce warehouse (audio)
Definition of warehousenext
as in repository
a building for storing goods when the warehouse burned down, we lost most of our merchandise

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warehouse

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verb

as in to garage

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Recent Examples of warehouse
Noun
The massive warehouse campuses generating energy for AI projects have drawn bipartisan opposition, with voters concerned about their impact on electricity prices, farmland and water supplies. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 So by the time Max was 3 years old, he was already plopped into a kid kart inside the speedway’s shipping and receiving warehouse while being pulled around with a bungee cord tied to the front bumper. — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
That seems like total nonsense to David Brooks, owner of Just Bulbs, a third-generation bulb man who warehouses incandescents like a typewriter repairman stocking ribbons. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026 Plastics and especially aluminum aren’t warehoused in large supplies. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warehouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warehouse
  1. repository
  2. garage
  3. depot
  4. cellar
  5. storage
  6. house
  7. store
  8. hangar
Noun
  • The hoarder’s house functions as the deferred dream, the repository of all frustration.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • At the federal level, officials and Congress are continuing to search for locations that could serve as interim storage sites for spent nuclear fuel until a permanent repository can be built.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of repository
Verb
  • Go through the shed and garage and throw out clutter that has collected over the summer.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Parking Paid parking is available in multiple surface lots and garages around the event site, including Union Station’s West Yards Garage.
    — Kendrick Calfee May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Definition of garage
Noun
  • Ukraine has hit back at Russia by launching long-range drones and missiles at oil refineries and storage depots.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Santa Monica engaged in a legal battle with Waymo over the company’s noisy, disruptive charging depots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of depot
Verb
  • Shipments include six bottles total, two of each selection, so members have one to open now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Structured enough to cellar, but irresistible right now.
    — Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of cellar
Noun
  • Ukraine has hit back at Russia by launching long-range drones and missiles at oil refineries and storage depots.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers at Fudan University in China have bypassed onboard storage entirely by turning the ground beneath the machine into a power supply.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of storage
Verb
  • Tourist attractions abound—from colorful boutique shops to enticing coffee roasters—many housed in the pale-yellow, former government buildings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The museum, leaders announced on Wednesday, will also house a genealogy center that will be intended to help visitors preserve family history through the company FamilySearch.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • Amazon alleged that Muse stores customer credentials and scrapes account data, among other issues.
    — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • According to Meta, Muse cannot see passwords or payment methods stored there.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of store
Verb
  • The issue of high fuel prices came to the board’s attention in late spring when airport tenants – which range from flight schools, to charter aircraft, to hangar renters – began to complain to board members.
    — Jordan Graham, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017
Definition of hangar

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