deployment

[dih-ploi-muhnt]

noun

1. the act of moving something or someone into a strategic position or a position of readiness, or the condition of being in such a position.

   Delays in the deployment of armored vehicles and body armor can cost lives on the front lines.

   Our team is highly experienced in the design, development, and deployment of customized IT solutions for healthcare facilities.

2. the state of being assigned for duty away from home, especially for military purposes.

   Encouragement and support are essential to help returning veterans handle the long-term impacts of deployment and reintegration into a nonmilitary daily routine.

   Community health workers on deployment are assisting in disaster recovery.

3. a period of time during which a person or group is assigned for duty away from home, especially for military purposes.

   She is a helicopter pilot on her second deployment to Afghanistan.

Other Word Forms

• counterdeployment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deployment¹

First recorded in 1775–85; deploy ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )

Example Sentences

In a televised interview Monday, Miller was asked about his remarks and asked whether the administration would abide by court rulings that stop the deployment of troops to Illinois and Portland.

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That prompted Judge Karin Immergut to issue a more sweeping temporary order Sunday evening blocking the deployment of National Guard troops from any other state to Oregon.

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There have already been questions into deployment levels in the Palisades on Jan. 7 based on a Times investigation.

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Members of his unit were put through a hearing test before deployment to Afghanistan in 2011 and Mr Lambie said he was "very conscious" about as his "entire career was spent training for deployment".

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Another judge has allowed the Chicago deployment for now.

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