Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:14:26 +0100, <[email hidden]>,
Garry Jones said:I am translating the website of a large Swedish cycling event into
English.In the event there are nine places where you can choose to dismount and
pick up food and drink. But these are more than simple "rest stops" as
you can also get a massage and they have professional mechanics and tons
of spare parts at these places. If you break down on the course one of
the official cars will transport you to the nearest one of these places
for service.The current English word Swedes use to describe these places is "depot"
because it sounds like and is similar to the correct Swedish word
"depå". However in a search on the Internet I could not find any cycling
event from the English speaking world that calls these places "depots".So feedback please, what should I call these places? Can I get away with
"depot"? Or is there a better word?"Rest Stops"
"Service Stations"
"Feeds"
"Feeding Stations"
"Controls"
"Refreshment Stops"Any other idea?
Amenities Loci
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If you explain the concept of depot{*} as you have here I'd see no
reason for not using it.
{*} Perhaps with a footnote.
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