Definition

Noun: A military installation is any facility, structure, or complex built and used to service, support, and house military forces, their equipment, and operations. It is a permanent or semi-permanent base for military activities.

Usage

This term refers to the physical infrastructure of a nation's armed forces. It is a formal and general term encompassing a wide range of facilities dedicated to military purposes. - Key Point: The term emphasizes the facility's function of servicing military forces, as per the reference definition. It is not typically used for temporary field encampments.

Examples

• The security around the military installation was extremely tight.
• The new radar system will be deployed at a key military installation on the coast.
• Access to that military installation is restricted to authorized personnel only.
• The treaty required the dismantling of several overseas military installations.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in geopolitical contexts to discuss the presence and strategy of armed forces.
  • The country's foreign policy relies on a network of global military installations.
• It is often used in legal and administrative documents regarding land use, security, and international agreements.

Variants and Related Words

• Base: A more common synonym, often referring to a large installation where units are stationed. (e.g., air force base, naval base).
• Outpost: A small, often remote, military installation.
• Garrison: A body of troops stationed at a military installation, or the installation itself.
• Facility: A broader term; a military installation is a type of facility dedicated to military service.

Synonyms

• Military base
• Armed forces facility
• Garrison
• Post (e.g., army post)

Antonyms

• Civilian facility
• Demilitarized zone

Related Phrases

• Closed military installation: An installation that is no longer in active use.
• Joint military installation: A base used by multiple branches of a nation's armed forces or by allied nations.

Noun

1. any facility servicing military forces