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词汇 godown
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Definition of godown in English:

godown

noun ˈɡəʊdaʊnɡəʊˈdaʊnˈɡoʊˌdaʊn
  • (in eastern Asia, especially India) a warehouse.

    (东亚,尤指印度的)仓库

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Random checks on departmental stores and godowns will bring the skeletons out of the cupboard.
    • The city's skyline was alight with fires rising from timber godowns and warehouses.
    • The investment cost can be retrieved by selling the buildings and godowns once the project is completed.
    • He said the Federation had initiated a number of steps for construction of godowns and providing warehousing facilities to meet the demand for storage space.
    • Those East End thoroughfares like East India Dock Road were full of commercial stores and warehouses and godowns.
    Synonyms
    repository, cache, store, storage place, storeroom, storehouse, warehouse, depot

Origin

Late 16th century: from Portuguese gudão, from Tamil kiṭaṅku, Malayalam kiṭaṅṅu, or Kannada gadaṅgu 'store, warehouse'.

Rhymes

hoedown, showdown, slowdown

Definition of godown in US English:

godown

nounˈɡōˌdounˈɡoʊˌdaʊn
  • (in eastern Asia, especially India) a warehouse.

    (东亚,尤指印度的)仓库

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Random checks on departmental stores and godowns will bring the skeletons out of the cupboard.
    • The city's skyline was alight with fires rising from timber godowns and warehouses.
    • The investment cost can be retrieved by selling the buildings and godowns once the project is completed.
    • Those East End thoroughfares like East India Dock Road were full of commercial stores and warehouses and godowns.
    • He said the Federation had initiated a number of steps for construction of godowns and providing warehousing facilities to meet the demand for storage space.
    Synonyms
    repository, cache, store, storage place, storeroom, storehouse, warehouse, depot

Origin

Late 16th century: from Portuguese gudão, from Tamil kiṭaṅku, Malayalam kiṭaṅṅu, or Kannada gadaṅgu ‘store, warehouse’.

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