railroad depot

collocation in English

meaningsofrailroadanddepot

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railroad
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈreɪl.rəʊd/us
/ˈreɪl.roʊd/
(of a room or building) long ...
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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 ofrailroadanddepotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is also a letter written to the superintendent in 1923 which, complains of girls ' ' loafing ' ' or being truant in therailroaddepot.
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In 1945, the originalrailroaddepotwas torn down and replaced with a new one.
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It was constructed in 1930 and closed asrailroaddepotin 1978.
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There was arailroaddepot, store, church and several dwellings.
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The hotel served travelers, as it was one block west of therailroaddepot.
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The accompanying photograph shows an area around therailroaddepotin the late 19th century.
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The site of the station has been arailroaddepotsince 1854.
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It was established at a crossroads and had a post office and a smallrailroaddepotserving the farmers and other inhabitants of the area.
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In 1918, the post office closed permanently, along with therailroaddepot.
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It was built in 1893 near arailroaddepotto serve middle-income and business travelers.
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The lodge was sited directly opposite therailroaddepot, within walking distance.
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These structures include arailroaddepot, homesteads, barn, schoolhouse, windmills and other historic structures.
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In 1915 the town had a population of 50, two churches, a fraternal lodge, a farmer's alliance and arailroaddepot.
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Not far away is therailroaddepotdating from 1880.
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As mentioned above, thisrailroaddepotstill exists today.
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It had a post office,railroaddepot, and schoolhouse.
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Therailroaddepotremains standing to this day.
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The application lists that there was already arailroaddepotin the town.
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In 1886 a new school was built, along with a post office andrailroaddepot.
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The community evolved from the settlement surrounding therailroaddepot, eventually incorporating in 1941.
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