freight depot

collocation in English

meaningsoffreightanddepot

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freight
noun[U]
uk
/freɪt/us
/freɪt/
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting ...
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depot
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdep.əʊ/us
/ˈdiː.poʊ/
a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, ...
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(Definition offreightanddepotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffreight depot

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For example, it no longer has afreightdepotof any significance.
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Thatfreightdepotcould be the saviour of our area.
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My constituency contains a substantial railfreightdepotwhose potential should be maximised.
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The third function of a modern airport is as afreightdepot.
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As they currently stand, the proposals for an internationalfreightdepotare dubious.
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Is it value for money to close down one localfreightdepotafter another if that transfers more consignments to dirty, dangerous, over-laden lorries?
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Sheffield also needs a fast link to the east coast line with better and more reliable rolling stock before the year 2025 as well as a majorfreightdepot.
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It was intended to become the mainfreightdepotand locomotive workshop for the company.
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Thefreightdepotnearby will house a display celebrating the city's links with the railroad.
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During the construction of thefreightdepot, a house was destroyed by a landslide in 1874.
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The track was realigned, a roundhouse and turntable were built, and afreightdepotand locomotive yard were added.
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When the present depot was opened, the former depot was utilized as afreightdepotuntil 1968, when it was shuttered.
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North of the platforms are the tracks of thefreightdepot.
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The station was substantially rebuilt in 1991, with afreightdepotbeing constructed underneath the passenger station.
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In 1888, an oldfreightdepotwas converted to a passenger facility, while three other depots handled commercial and industrial traffic.
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The building was used as both a passenger andfreightdepot.
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The derelictfreightdepot, located just south of the station, was demolished in 2005 or 2006.
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The narrow gauge engine house was also moved and turned into afreightdepot.
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A 300by40ft m timber frame clapboard-sided structure built in 1905 that is believed to be the largest extant woodenfreightdepotin the country.
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This depot was both a passenger andfreightdepotuntil it closed in 1971.
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