English noun: entrepot |
1. | entrepot (location) a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties |
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| Samples | Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC.
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| Synonyms | transshipment center |
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| Broader (hypernym) | port |
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2. | entrepot (artifact) a depository for goods |
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| Samples | Storehouses were built close to the docks.
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| Synonyms | depot, storage, store, storehouse |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, depositary, depository, repository |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dump, garner, granary, magazine, powder magazine, powder store, railhead, storage warehouse, treasure house, warehouse |
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