Meaning of EMPLACEMENT
| Pronunciation: | | em'pleysmunt
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- [n] the act of putting something in a certain place or location
- [n] military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
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| | Synonyms: | | locating, location, placement, position, positioning |
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| | See Also: | | activity, apposition, collocation, fingering, gun emplacement, implantation, interposition, juxtaposition, military installation, orientation, planting, repositioning, set, stratification, superposition, weapons emplacement | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em*place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. emplacement.]
A putting in, or assigning to, a definite place;
localization; as, the emplacement of a structure.
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| | Related Terms: | | abode, allocation, area, assignment, balcony, bearings, bench mark, catafalque, collocation, dais, deployment, deposit, deposition, disposition, district, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hole, hustings, lading, landing, landing pad, landing stage, latitude and longitude, launching pad, lieu, loading, locale, locality, localization, locating, location, locus, packing, pinpoint, pinpointing, place, placement, placing, platform, podium, point, position, positioning, posting, pulpit, putting, region, reposition, rostrum, site, situation, situs, soapbox, spot, spotting, stage, stationing, stead, step terrace, storage, stowage, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune, whereabout, whereabouts |
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