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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
That rounds up robot lawnmowers, sidewalk delivery robots, many warehouse automation machines—and even Roombas. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026 Dozens of businesses, including restaurants and retail, advanced manufacturing facilities and new warehouses, have filled up much of the land vacated by Ryerson. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
Plastics and especially aluminum aren’t warehoused in large supplies. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The mass arrests have swelled detention centers and set ICE off on a national chase for space to warehouse those who have been apprehended. — Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 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 useful record names the upstream repository and its exact revision, the account that published the conversion, and the conversion and quantization recipe.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of repository
Verb
  • 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
  • Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Definition of garage
Noun
  • Kodiak driverless trucks expand to a second depot Atlas previously operated its driverless trucks from one load-out location at a time.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Before the sun came out, Superintendent Howard Hepburn started his day at the bus depot in Davie.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 10 Aug. 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
  • Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There, satellite imagery reviewed by CNN shows the Christophe de Margerie sidled up against a sprawling floating storage unit, in a formation typical of ship-to-ship cargo transfers.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of storage
Verb
  • The remaining towers will house residential living, keep the main tower as a hotel, while welcoming businesses and office space.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary federal detention facilities can house people with vastly different criminal histories and security classifications.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • Court documents allege that MacLean and Taylor sold human body parts to numerous buyers and that MacLean also stored and sold remains in Kat's Creepy Creations, her store in Salem, Massachusetts.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The material forms the anode, where lithium ions are stored while the battery charges.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 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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