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emplace, v.|ɛmˈpleɪs|
[f. en- + place n.; (really back-formation from emplacement.)]
trans. To put into a place or position. spec. To provide an emplacement for new guns.
1865Rawlinson Anc. Mon. III. v. 385 The shrine..was emplaced upon the topmost, or silver stage. 1900Daily News 22 Jan. 3/2 This morning the Boers emplaced a five-pounder at the brick fields, and proceeded to drop shells into the market square. 1904Daily Chron. 28 May 5/4 A series of batteries, strongly emplaced, crowded the crest of the hill. 1915J. Buchan Nelson's Hist. War V. 26 They had an ordinary range of four to five miles, and this allowed them to be emplaced well to the rear out of any danger from the enemy. 1958P. Kemp No Colours or Crest xii. 269 A detachment of our escort had emplaced itself behind a low bank. |