a supply or stock of something, esp essentials, for a specific purpose
the ship's stores
2.
munitions slung externally on a military aircraft airframe
Examples of 'stores' in a sentence
stores
Liquor stores were on every corner, heavy grilles on the windows.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
Gear out of stores, cables run, the cruise turbine barely ticking over, the manoeuvring turbine powering the ship.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2002)
All related terms of 'stores'
store
A store is a building or part of a building where things are sold . In British English, store is used mainly to refer to a large shop selling a variety of goods, but in American English a store can be any size of shop.
main store
the ability of the mind to store and recall past sensations , thoughts, knowledge , etc
memory
Your memory is your ability to remember things.
sovenance
memory
naval stores
articles or materials that are used in shipping
small stores
personal items , such as clothing, sold aboard ship or at a naval base
store up
If you store something up , you keep it until you think that the time is right to use it.
cold store
A cold store is a building or room which is artificially cooled so that food can be preserved in it.
core store
an obsolete type of computer memory made up of a matrix of cores
dime store
a store selling inexpensive items
fish store
a shop that sells fish; a fishmonger's
wool store
a building where bales of wool are stored and made available to prospective buyers for inspection
bottle store
a shop or part of a hotel where alcohol is sold in unopened containers for consumption elsewhere
candy store
a shop solely or largely selling confectionery
chain store
A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company , especially one that sells a variety of things.
corner shop
A corner shop is a small shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells mainly food and household goods.
corner store
A corner store is the same as a → corner shop .
liquor store
A liquor store is a store which sells beer , wine , and other alcoholic drinks .
outlet store
a shop in which a manufacturer sells its own branded goods, often at discounted prices
record store
an outlet that sells recorded music
retail shop
a shop which sells goods to individual customers
backing store
a computer storage device, usually a disk , that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
discount store
a shop where goods are sold at a low price
factory outlet
A factory outlet is a shop where a factory sells damaged or out-of-date goods directly to customers at reduced prices.
flagship store
A flagship store is the most important store in a chain , often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
furniture store
a shop that sells the movable , generally functional , articles that equip a room , house, etc
general dealer
a shop that sells various types of goods
general shop
a shop that sells various types of goods
general store
a shop which sells various types of goods
grocery store
a grocer's shop
hardware shop
a shop that sells metal tools and implements and mechanical equipment and components, etc
hardware store
A hardware store is a shop where articles for the house and garden such as tools , nails , and pans are sold.
multiple store
one of several retail enterprises under the same ownership and management
package store
a store where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere
store baggage
If a hotel stores baggage , it puts a guest's baggage in a storage room until it is needed by the guest .
surplus store
a shop that sells used items , or items previously purchased but unused , and no longer needed . The items are often military, government or industrial excess
variety store
a small shop selling moderately priced goods
convenience store
A convenience store is a shop which sells mainly food and which is usually open until late at night .
department store
A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
destination store
A destination store draws customers by selling unusual items, or having a friendly atmosphere , special pricing , and other desirable characteristics.
dry goods store
a shop selling textiles and haberdashery
ten-cent store
a shop that sells everything at a very cheap price, formerly at ten cents , but now more often at a dollar
health food shop
a shop which sells health foods
store and forward
to store (information) in a computer for later forward transmission through a telecommunication network
mom and pop store
a small retail business , typically family-operated
bottle shop
A bottle shop is a shop which sells wine, beer , and other alcoholic drinks.
offie
a shop, or a counter in a pub or hotel , where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption elsewhere
off-licence
An off-licence is a shop which sells beer , wine, and other alcoholic drinks.
outlet
An outlet is a shop or organization which sells the goods made by a particular manufacturer .
five-and-ten-cent store
a store that sells a wide variety of inexpensive merchandise , orig. with many articles priced at five or ten cents