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.

the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.
the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

Nearby words

empiricism, empirin, empirism, empiristic, 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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Examples from the Web for emplacement

At about an hour before dawn we had got as far as making the emplacement.
Bullets & Billets|Bruce Bairnsfather
Sergeant Gosling immediately sprang from the emplacement, drew the shell from the ground, into which it had buried its nose.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
Fortunately the sappers who, with fixed bayonets, were stationed near the emplacement, stood firm.
South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I|J. Castell Hopkins
The enemy then opened heavy enfilade machine-gun fire on his emplacement at a range of 400 yards.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher

This bottle is very conspicuous because of its emplacement, because it revolves, and because it is illuminated at night.
American Adventures|Julian Street

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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