emplacement
/im'pleismənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A prepared position for a weapon: A military installation or location that has been constructed or designated for placing and operating a weapon, such as a gun or missile launcher.
- The act of putting something in a specific location: The action or process of placing or positioning something in a particular spot.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Military Installation):
- The artillery emplacement was heavily fortified.
- Soldiers constructed a new emplacement for the anti-aircraft gun.
- Noun (Act of Placing):
- The emplacement of the statue in the town square was a ceremonial event.
- Careful emplacement of the sensors is crucial for accurate data collection.
Advanced Usage
- "In emplacement": Describing something that is in its designated or prepared position.
- The battery was finally in emplacement and ready for action.
- "Emplacement site": Refers specifically to the location chosen for placing something.
- Geologists studied the emplacement site of the ancient lava flow.
Variants and Related Words
- Emplace (verb): To put into position or place.
- The crew will emplace the howitzer before dawn.
- Emplaced (adjective): Describing something that has been put into position.
- The emplaced defenses were tested during the exercise.
Synonyms
- Position: A place where someone or something is located or has been put.
- Installation: A military or industrial site with buildings and equipment.
- Location: A particular place or position.
- Placement: The action of putting something in a place.
Related Phrases
- Gun emplacement: A specific type of prepared position for a firearm or artillery piece.
- The old coastal gun emplacements are now tourist attractions.
- Weapons emplacement: A general term for any prepared position for a weapon system.
Noun
- the act of putting something in a certain place
- military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon