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
- counterdeployment noun
Etymology
Origin of deployment
First recorded in 1775–85; deploy ( def. ) + -ment ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Authorities say the deployment, set to run for a year, is aimed at restoring order to crime-ridden areas, but critics warn that using the military in civilian policing rarely delivers lasting results.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
“Together, consumer adoption, enterprise deployment, developer usage and compute form a reinforcing flywheel that is translating capability into economic impact.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
He points out that a key driver is the annual deployment of US$80 million into new partner firms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
And that in turn is conditional on a host of at this stage unknowable developments: the deployment of ground forces, the contribution of neighbors and others to the shipping challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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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