How to say "depot" in Japanese

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  • 車庫しゃこJLPT N2approx.Common
    nounCovers a depot in the sense of a place where trains, buses, or other vehicles are housed or parked. Think of a bus depot or railway depot where vehicles are stored and maintained.
    私は車庫しゃこ付つきの家いえを借かりた。↗
    I rented a house with a garage.
  • ベースJLPT N1approx.Common
    nounCovers the military sense of 'depot', i.e. a base used for storing and supplying matériel. This is really the word 'base'; use it only when 'depot' refers to such a military installation.

Use 車庫 for a depot where vehicles like trains or buses are kept, and 「ベース」 for the military 'depot' sense, meaning a supply base.

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