deployment

American  

[dih-ploi-muhnt] / dɪˈplɔɪ mənt /

noun

deployments plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• counterdeployment
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• deployments
  plural

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.

Example Sentences

Scott Sugden, director of product management at L’Acoustics, described it as potentially the largest immersive sound deployment, by sheer physical geometry, anywhere in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

This will likely materialize through ramped-up bond issuance, swifter government fund deployment, and the rollout of an 800 billion yuan policy financing tool, equivalent to $117.75 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

In La Guaira city the deployment of earth-moving equipment was patchy and sporadic, with local people working for days on a single building and the heavy machinery only arriving after it was too late.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Under the partnership, Nvidia’s AI platform and Palantir’s critical infrastructure products will come together to provide U.S. government agencies with a secure “intelligent engine” for training and the deployment of AI models.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

And I was now also focused on getting a new effort called Joining Forces off the ground—this one in collaboration with Jill Biden, whose son Beau had recently returned safely from his deployment in Iraq.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Related Words

• distribution
• formation