emplacement

American  

[em-pleys-muhnt] / ɛmˈpleɪs mənt /

noun

1. Fortification. the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.

2. a putting in place or position; location.

   the emplacement of a wall.

3. Geology.

   1. the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.

   2. the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

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emplacement British  

/ ɪmˈpleɪsmənt /

noun

1. a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon

2. the act of putting or state of being put in place

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Etymology

Origin of emplacement

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

Example Sentences

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emplacement

Shaun and Carrie Tullier bought their home in the Torteval area of Guernsey four years ago and knew it had been the site of a World War Two German gun emplacement.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Such military activities include “border-barrier construction and emplacement of detection and monitoring equipment,” the memo states.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025

For example, the scientists identified a U.S. artillery emplacement in the lidar readings based on its distinctive “U” shape and eastward placement, which would have faced advancing German troops.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 14, 2023

After ordering his men to withdraw, he remained behind to provide cover and dismantle the gun, preventing it from being taken into enemy hands, and scrambled to reach another U.S. emplacement.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022

They prepared as best they could but never really thought they’d get hit, given all the ports and factories on the mainland, all much more important targets than Cairnholm’s little gun emplacement.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs