The Clue
Depots (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STATIONS
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Notes
The answer STATIONS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
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Definition
STATIONS as a noun:
1. (Stations, Stations of the Cross) = (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
STATION as a noun:
1. a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
2. (place, station) = proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
3. (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
4. (post, station) = the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
STATION as a verb:
1. (station, post, base, send, place) = assign to a station