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warehouse
A large building specifically designed for storing goods, raw materials, or other items.
Die Spedition betreibt ein riesiges Lagerhaus im Industriegebiet am Rande der Stadt.
The shipping company operates a huge warehouse in the industrial area on the edge of the city.
The word is simply formed from 'das Lager' (storage place) and 'das Haus' (house). So it is literally a house in which things are stored.
Das Online-Unternehmen hat ein neues, vollautomatisches Lagerhaus gebaut.
The online company has built a new, fully automated warehouse.
The word belongs to the word family of the verb 'lagern', which means 'to store something in a place'. If you know the verb, you can easily understand the meaning of 'Lagerhaus' (warehouse).
Die Firma lagert ihre Produkte in einem großen Lagerhaus am Hafen.
The company stores its products in a large warehouse at the harbor.
Pay attention to the difference with the preposition 'in': 'im Lagerhaus' (in the warehouse; dative) describes the place where something is. 'ins Lagerhaus' (into the warehouse; accusative) describes movement toward it.
Der Gabelstapler fährt die Paletten ins Lagerhaus.
The forklift drives the pallets into the warehouse.
warehouse / camp
'das Lager' and 'das Lagerhaus' can both be places for goods or materials. 'Lager' is more general: it can be a room, an area in a company, or an entire building. 'Lagerhaus' more specifically means a large building built especially for storing goods. The words can be confused because a Lagerhaus can be a Lager. If you only want to say where something is stored, 'Lager' is often enough. If you mean the large building itself, 'Lagerhaus' is more precise.
Neben dem Hafen steht ein altes Lagerhaus für Kaffee und Gewürze.
Next to the harbor there is an old warehouse for coffee and spices.
Heute Morgen habe ich die Getränke ins Lager gebracht.
This morning I brought the drinks to the warehouse.