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Definition of warehouse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

warehouse

noun
 
 
/ˈweəhaʊs/
 
/ˈwerhaʊs/
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  1. a building where large quantities of goods are stored, especially before they are sent to shops to be sold
    • Police are investigating a fire at a furniture warehouse.
    • He's a warehouse manager for an import company.
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    • German police raided a warehouse near Hamburg.
    • He's a warehouse foreman for a removals firm.
    • The facility has over 6 905 square feet of warehouse space.
    • The offices are situated in a converted warehouse.
    • a residential district of warehouses converted into lofts
    • a warehouse filled with crates
    • the warehouse district of New Orleans
    • The company is planning to sell its warehouses in the north.
    • The gallery is in a former warehouse near the docks.
    Topics Buildingsc1, Businessc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • 30 000-square-foot
    • etc.
    • bonded
    • …
    verb + warehouse
    • build
    • convert
    • raid
    • …
    warehouse + verb
    • be filled with
    warehouse + noun
    • manager
    • staff
    • worker
    • …
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noun
 
 
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