warehouse

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  1. noun A place in which goods or merchandise are stored; a storehouse.
  2. noun A large, usually wholesale shop.
  3. transitive verb To place or store in a warehouse, especially in a bonded or government warehouse.
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  • At the back of the warehouse was another room with the door partially open, and it was from there that the light emanated. —  The African Quest
  • The inside of the warehouse was a smoldering battlefield. —  Wit'ch's Storm
  • Monk trailed along behind Inset in the front of the warehouse was a periscope device. —  015 - The Mystery On The Snow
  • A miniature riot arrived at the same time ONE of the fishermen from the pier next to the warehouse was the cause of it all. —  092 - Devils of the Deep
  • You can't trust the OEM to have gone through the training, because OEMs change suppliers constantly depending on who gave them the best deal that week, and it's entirely likely that on the floor of the warehouse are a mix of both styles of floppy drive. —  MSDN Blogs
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building ·  factory ·  garage ·  barn ·  barrack ·  shop ·  hangar ·  storehouse ·  shed ·  mansion ·  cellar ·  dwelling

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warehouse:   warehouses
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/ˈwɛrhaʊs/
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