deployment
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of deployment
First recorded in 1775–85; deploy ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )
Explanation
Deployment is a word, often used by the military, for sending troops into duty. A soldier could be part of a deployment to the Middle East. Deployment refers to assigning people to serve in various locations, especially soldiers and other military personnel. A deployment may include soldiers, as well as equipment and generals. Deployments might be part of a war or a peaceful mission. Also, non-military organizations use this word too: they might speak of a deployment of workers to a new office. When you see the word deployment, you know people are being sent somewhere for a specific mission.
Vocabulary lists containing deployment
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Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, 1Q was a breakout period for agentic AI, with many companies moving from experimental pilot programs to full-scale enterprise deployment, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
For example, in March, Amazon announced an expanded partnership between Nvidia and AWS, which included the deployment of over 1 million Nvidia graphic processing units across AWS Regions starting in 2026.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The report also says the UK government should commit to a "national maximum temperature for workplaces" to protect workers' safety and incentivise the deployment of cooling.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Outfit changes and groomsman photo-ops are de rigueur for some, while others express their newly empowered groom voices through the deployment of personal themes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The intricate German war plan called for the deployment of a million troops transported by 11,000 trains according to a precise timetable.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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