installation

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. something installed, install, as machinery or apparatus placed in position or connected for use.

2. the act of installing. install.

3. the fact of being installed. install.

4. Military.,  any more or less permanent post, camp, station, base, or the like, for the support or carrying on of military activities.

installation

/ ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of installing or the state of being installed

2. a large device, system, or piece of equipment that has been installed

3. a military establishment usually serving in a support role

4. an art exhibit often involving video or moving parts where the relation of the parts to the whole is important to the interpretation of the piece

Other Word Forms

• preinstallation noun
• reinstallation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of installation¹

First recorded in 1600–10, installation is from the Medieval Latin word installātiōn- (stem of installātiō ). See install, -ation

Example Sentences

Condemning the attack, Hamas said it had "no military installations in the Palestinian camps in Lebanon" and that the site targeted was an "open sports field".

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The militant group denied it had military installations in Palestinian camps in Lebanon and called Israel's claims "lies".

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So we packed up and moved the 358 miles east to the Hampton Roads area, the largest ice-free harbor in the United States and home to some of the nation’s most important military installations.

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Side-scan sonar has been widely used to detect obstructions on the ocean floor that might be hazardous to shipping or to seabed installations by the gas and oil industries.

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The rampage, which came after another deadly attack at a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016, provoked a heated debate about the security of the festive installations.

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Related Words

• base 
• establishment 
• machinery 
• plant 
• station 
• system 
• wiring