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emplacement

[em-pleys-muhnt]

noun

  1. Fortification.the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.

  2. a putting in place or position; location.

    the emplacement of a wall.

  3. Geology.

    1. the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.

    2. the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.



emplacement

/ ɪˈɪəԳ /

noun

  1. a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon

  2. the act of putting or state of being put in place

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emplacement1

1795–1805; < French, equivalent to obsolete emplac ( er ) to place ( em- em- 1 + placer to place ) + -ment -ment
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emplacement1

C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place
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All the Houthis did was dig their weapons emplacements deeper into hills and mountainsides and wait for pauses in U.S. bombardment.

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Such military activities include “border-barrier construction and emplacement of detection and monitoring equipment,” the memo states.

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A fishing village falls under the literal shadow of a Shinra military base and massive gun emplacement, its fish long gone, its fishermen struggling to make a living.

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Excavations also uncovered large lights from another nearby runway, and a Spigot Mortar-type gun emplacement used to defend it from attack.

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For example, the scientists identified a U.S. artillery emplacement in the lidar readings based on its distinctive “U” shape and eastward placement, which would have faced advancing German troops.

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