warehouse
noun /ˈweəhaʊs/
/ˈwerhaʊs/
- a building where large quantities of goods are stored, especially before they are sent to shops to be sold
enlarge image- Police are investigating a fire at a furniture warehouse.
- He's a warehouse manager for an import company.
Wordfinder- capacity
- industry
- just-in-time
- labour
- lead time
- output
- raw material
- shipping
- supply chain
- warehouse
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1, Businessc1- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 30 000-square-foot
- etc.
- bonded
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- build
- convert
- raid
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- be filled with
- manager
- staff
- worker
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