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emplacement|ɛmˈpleɪsmənt|
Rarely im-.
[a. Fr. emplacement: see prec. and -ment.]
1. The action of placing in a certain position; the condition of being so placed.
1869Rawlinson Anc. Hist. 64 The emplacement of each pyramid so as exactly to face the cardinal points.
2. a. Of a building, etc.: Situation, position. b. Site. rare.
1802W. Taylor in Robberds Mem. I. 415 Buildings admired for their architecture, and well displayed by their emplacement. 1804W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. II. 689 The station or implacement, would confer majesty even on an inferior edifice. 1837Blackw. Mag. XLI. 362 The French might have found..a more appropriate emplacement for the obelisk. 1862Rawlinson Anc. Mon. I. v. 95 The exact emplacement of the second [story] on the first is also doubtful. 1880Blackw. Mag. Jan. 115 The large amphitheatre, the emplacement of which can still be traced on the hill side.
3. Mil. A platform for guns, with epaulements for the defence of those serving them.
1811Wellington in Gurw. Disp. VII. 258 They ought to make an emplacement for their field pieces. 1862Ansted Channel Isl. i. iii. (ed. 2) 42 Two..square emplacements, covering rocks, have been constructed. 1881Daily News 1 Sept. 2/4 A model emplacement, constructed of concrete. 1889Engineer 5 Apr. 281 We understand that the heavy steel guns are to be mounted in Moncrieff implacements. |