Definition

Noun: - A prepared position or platform for mounting and operating a gun: A "gun emplacement" is a fortified or constructed location designed to securely hold and serve as a firing point for a piece of artillery or a large gun. Its primary purpose is to provide stability, protection, and a strategic advantage for the weapon and its crew.

Usage

• The term is used specifically in military and historical contexts to describe fixed defensive or offensive positions for heavy firearms, such as cannons, howitzers, or anti-aircraft guns.
• It implies a degree of permanence or semi-permanence, as opposed to a temporary firing position.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Disused gun emplacement": Often used to describe historical military sites that are no longer active.
  • The disused gun emplacement has become a popular spot for urban explorers.

Variants and Related Words

• Emplacement (n): A broader term for any prepared position for a weapon or military installation.
• Battery (n): A group of guns or missile launchers operated together at a single location, often comprising multiple emplacements.
• Casemate (n): A fortified enclosure or chamber from which guns are fired, typically forming part of a larger fortification.
• Pillbox (n): A small, low concrete fortification with embrasures for firing guns.

Synonyms

• Gun position
• Artillery emplacement
• Weapon site
• Firebase (specifically for a temporary supporting base of fire)

Related Phrases

• "To build/construct a gun emplacement": Describes the act of preparing the position.
  • The engineers worked through the night to build a new gun emplacement.
• "To man a gun emplacement": Refers to the crew operating the gun from that position.
  • A small team was left to man the gun emplacement during the assault.

Noun

1. an emplacement for a gun