sortingdepot
nounUK /ˈsɔːtɪŋ ˈdiːpəʊ/
US /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ ˈdiːpoʊ/
A place where things are put into groups.
The workers took the boxes to the sorting depot.
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2. A facility where mail is organized by destination.
Letters pass through the sorting depot before delivery.
3. A site where recyclables are separated by material.
Glass and paper go to a different sorting depot.
4. A railway yard where train cars are arranged into trains.
The sorting depot hummed with moving freight cars.