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installation

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

  1. something installed, install, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.

  2. the act of installing. install.

  3. the fact of being installed. install.

  4. Military.any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.



installation

/ ˌɪԲəˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of installing or the state of being installed

  2. a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed

  3. a military establishment usually serving in a support role

  4. an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece

“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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Other Word Forms

  • preinstallation noun
  • reinstallation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of installation1

First recorded in 1600–10, installation is from the Medieval Latin word Բٲپō- (stem of Բٲپō ). See install, -ation
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In April, a couple from the Borders took their local authority to court over the installation of only gender-neutral toilets at the new Earlston Primary School.

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Worried that an attack by Israel could provoke Iran to retaliate by targeting US military installations nearby, the US had already partially evacuated US embassy staff from Iraq.

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"Our recommendations will help ensure consumers are empowered, protected, and supported through every stage of the transition, from initial decisions to installation protections and action to resolve complaints."

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Israel said the military intervention was necessary to dismantle Hezbollah installations near the border that it argued a UN peacekeeping mission had failed to stop.

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"It's exactly what the administration is trying to set up here: to turn up to a third of the southern border into a military installation," she told BBC Mundo.

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