noun
- a warehouse or storage building, especially in East or South Asia
Usage: chiefly used in Asian English
Examples
- The merchant stored his goods in a large godown near the port.
- Rice and spices were kept in the company’s godown.
- The old godown was converted into modern office space.
- Workers loaded cargo from the godown onto the ship.
- The fire destroyed several godowns in the commercial district.
- Tea was stored in climate-controlled godowns before export.