entrepot

Definitions of entrepot

noun
a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties

“Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC”

synonyms: transshipment center

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port
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
noun
a depository for goods

synonyms: depot, storage, store, storehouse

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dump
a place where supplies can be stored

garner, granary
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

magazine, powder magazine, powder store
a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

railhead
a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution

treasure house
a storehouse for treasures

storage warehouse, warehouse
a storehouse for goods and merchandise

crib
a bin or granary for storing grains

godown
(in India and Malaysia) a warehouse

type of:
deposit, depositary, depository, repository
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

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