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View usage for: (ɪmpleɪsmənt) Word forms: plural emplacementscountable noun [usually plural]Emplacements are specially prepared positions from which a heavy gun can be fired. [technical] There are gun emplacements every five-hundred yards along the road. More Synonyms of emplacement emplacement in British English (ɪmˈpleɪsmənt) noun1. a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon 2. the act of putting or state of being put in place Word origin C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from placeemplacement in American English (ɛmˈpleɪsmənt; ɪmˈpleɪsmənt) noun1. the act of emplacing; placement 2. the position in which something is placed; specif., the prepared position from whicha heavy gun or guns are fired Word origin Fr < emplacer, to put in position: see en- 1 & place Synonyms of 'emplacement'position, situation, station, site positioning, placing, stationing, setting up More Synonyms of emplacement Definition a prepared position for an artillery gun Overlooking the terrace was a gun emplacement. the possible emplacement of radioactive waste canisters in the deep sea Synonyms positioning placing stationing setting up location putting in place Additional synonymsDefinition arrangement or position The treatment involves the placement of electrodes in the inner ear. Synonyms positioning, stationing, arrangement, location, ordering, distribution, locating, installation, deployment, disposition (archaic), emplacementDefinition the piece of ground where something was, is, or is intended to be located the site of Moses' tomb Synonyms location, place, setting, point, position, situation, spot, whereabouts, locus Definition location and surroundings The garden is in a beautiful situation. Synonyms location, place, setting, position, seat, site, spot, locality, localeNearby words ofemplacement - empire
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