installation

American  

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɪn stəˈleɪ ʃən /

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 British  

/ ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən /

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

---

Other Word Forms

• preinstallation noun
• reinstallation noun

Etymology

Origin of installation

First recorded in 1600–10, installation is from the Medieval Latin word installātiōn- (stem of installātiō ). See install, -ation

Example Sentences

Cars and buses will be banned from the bridge during the installation's run between June 6 and 28.

From Barron's

She had made money from running kids’ camps, creating balloon installations and baking cookie cakes, and was worried the earnings would be lost.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aer Lingus said that a limited number of its aircraft are affected and that the airline is taking immediate steps to complete the required software installation.

From BBC

These installations, sculptures and paintings are clearly installed at a particular site, but are they truly specific to that location?

From The Wall Street Journal

Military installations in South Korea, Japan and Guam maintain a U.S. footprint intended in part to deter Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• base
• establishment
• machinery
• plant
• station
• system
• wiring