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installation /ɪnstəˈleɪʃ(ə)n /noun1 [mass noun] The action of installing someone or something, or the state of being installed: the installation of a central heating system [count noun]: the use of the system could be followed by installations on other vehicles...- For example, delivery or installation charges imposed on a debtor under a credit agreement that would also have been charged to a cash purchaser will be excluded.
- His standard delivery charge includes plumbing and installation, plus removal of the old appliance and all packaging.
- The connection charges cover the purchase of the satellite dish and indoor broadband unit, plus a charge for installation.
Synonyms installing, install, fitting, putting in, putting in place; insertion; attachment swearing in, induction, instatement, inauguration, investiture, appointment; ordination, consecration; enthronement, crowning, coronation 2A large piece of equipment installed for use: computer installations...- To the west is the technical wing containing the radio communications equipment and installations connected to the antennae.
- Causes suggested include industrial equipment such as pumps, fans, electrical installations and cooling towers - and domestic appliances such as fridges or even fish tanks.
- Medical personnel, equipment and installations were to be respected and identified by a distinctive emblem - a Red Cross and Crescent on a white background.
Synonyms equipment, machinery; unit, appliance, fixture, piece of equipment 2.1A military or industrial establishment: nuclear installations...- They were moved between power stations, oil refineries, military installations and factories, as their captors tried to cover possible bomb targets.
- The Delta IV submarines are strategic nuclear missile submarines designed to carry out strikes on military and industrial installations and naval bases.
- The aiming points thereafter, for bombing raids, were no longer military or industrial installations, but a church or other significant spot in the centre of industrial towns.
Synonyms base, camp, station, post, depot, centre, facility, establishment, premises informal outfit, set-up 2.2An art exhibit constructed within a gallery: a video installation...- Their sprawling theme park of paintings, photographs, sculptures, installations and videos amounts to a surprisingly ambitious exhibition.
- Her works, which comprise photos, installations, videos and sculptures, are replete with kitschy imagery.
- Walking into the Sanlam Art Gallery to view the installations of sculptor Jan van der Merwe is a bit like stepping onto a stage set.
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