deployverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈplɔɪ/us/dɪˈplɔɪ/to use something or someone, especially in an effective way:
The company is reconsidering the way in which it deploys its resources/staff.
My job doesn't really allow me fully to deploy my skills/talents.
to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed:
The decision has been made to deploy extra troops/more powerful weapons.
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- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
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- mine
- unused
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The armed forces generally
deployable
adjective uk/dɪˈplɔɪ.ə.bəl//dɪˈplɔɪ.ə.bəl/
The nature of modern warfare requires lighter, more agile, and more easily deployable forces.