storehousenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstɔː.haʊs/us/ˈstɔːr.haʊs/US old-fashioneda large building for storing things, often before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops:
The goods have been sitting in a storehouse for months because a strike has prevented distribution.
Todays libraries are more than just storehouses for books.
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Buildings for storing things
- armory
- armoury
- arsenal
- barn
- bike shed
- boathouse
- depository
- godown
- granary
- lock-up
- lumberyard
- magazine
- root cellar
- shed
- silo
- store
- warehouse
a storehouse of something
something that provides a lot of information, ideas, memories, etc.:
The Internet is a storehouse of electronic information.