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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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verb

as in to garage

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Recent Examples of warehouse
Noun
Todd Engel had operated heavy machinery, like forklifts and rubber-tire loaders, around warehouses and highways in suburban Maryland for four decades. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026 Russia also attacked warehouse facilities in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region on Friday, wounding three people, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Telegram. — ABC News, 9 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
  • Other details may include a description of the image, its physical dimensions, the repository that holds it, and the subjects associated with it.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The company started scanning repositories for credentials, began alerting users that their credentials were exposed, and even set up default push protections to prevent affected repositories from being duplicated.
    — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 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
  • The components connect to a custom wristwatch-type electronic unit that processes the signals, transmits them wirelessly to a computer and stores the measurements on a microSD card.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Amazon, which stores vast amounts of carbon dioxide and generates atmospheric moisture that helps regulate weather far beyond South America, is a vital ecosystem for the world's climate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 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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