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emplacement

[ em-pleys-muh nt ]
/ ɛmˈpleɪs mənt /
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noun

Fortification. the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.
a putting in place or position; location: the emplacement of a wall.
Geology.
  1. the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.
  2. the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

Words related to emplacement

placement, space, spot, site, station, place, location, situation, positioning

Words nearby emplacement

empirical formula, empiricism, empirin, empirism, emplace, emplacement, emplane, emplectite, employ, employable, employee

Origin of emplacement

1795–1805; < French, equivalent to obsolete emplac(er) to place (em- em-1 + placer to place) + -ment -ment
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British Dictionary definitions for emplacement

emplacement
/ (ɪmˈpleɪsmənt) /

noun

a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon
the act of putting or state of being put in place

Word Origin for emplacement

C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place
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