pre-positionv.

Brit.

/ˌpriːpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌpripəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, position v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + position v.

transitive. To put (equipment, resources, etc.) in place beforehand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > in advance

pre-position1956

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > position equipment in advance

pre-position1956

1956 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 3 June m8/7 Some of these articles are more easily grasped when they are hung singly or pre-positioned in racks.

1960 World Politics 13 5 Certain ingredients of the inspection system are prepared and pre-positioned before the crisis.

1972 C. Johnston Brink of Jordan i. iv. 23 This gave the unsettling impression that they [sc. Saudi and Syrian forces] were simply pre-positioned there so as to ensure the best results for their countries in an eventual carve-up of Jordanian territory.

1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Mar. 21/1 Pentagon officials talk about prepositioning equipment, particularly heavy tanks, somewhere in the region.

Derivatives

pre-poˈsitioned adj.

ΚΠ

1960 G. D. Rich in Nonmilitary Def. 64 The U.S. Public Health Service is studying a plan to relocate the atropine supply..to 1415 civil defense prepositioned hospitals.

2001 Times 14 Sept. (Terror in Amer. Suppl.) 8/4 The Americans also have pre-positioned equipment in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.

pre-poˈsitioning n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > positioning of equipment in advance

pre-positioning1956

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > placing or being placed in different position > positioning in advance

pre-positioning1956

1956 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 15 Dec. 3/7 The civil defense ‘pre-positioning’ program involves the permanent storage of portable emergency hospital units.

1962 Daily Tel. 7 May 22/6 Stockpiling of military equipment, or as military experts call it, pre-positioning, has been accelerated in Europe.

2005 Fed. News Service (Nexis) 24 Oct. We also want to continue to work with regional logistics centers so that we can have a pre-positioning of equipment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-position
释义	pre-positionv. Brit. /ˌpriːpəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpripəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, position v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + position v. transitive. To put (equipment, resources, etc.) in place beforehand. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > in advance pre-position1956 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [verb (transitive)] > position equipment in advance pre-position1956 1956 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 3 June m8/7 Some of these articles are more easily grasped when they are hung singly or pre-positioned in racks. 1960 World Politics 13 5 Certain ingredients of the inspection system are prepared and pre-positioned before the crisis. 1972 C. Johnston Brink of Jordan i. iv. 23 This gave the unsettling impression that they [sc. Saudi and Syrian forces] were simply pre-positioned there so as to ensure the best results for their countries in an eventual carve-up of Jordanian territory. 1991 U.S. News & World Rep. 11 Mar. 21/1 Pentagon officials talk about prepositioning equipment, particularly heavy tanks, somewhere in the region. Derivatives pre-poˈsitioned adj. ΚΠ 1960 G. D. Rich in Nonmilitary Def. 64 The U.S. Public Health Service is studying a plan to relocate the atropine supply..to 1415 civil defense prepositioned hospitals. 2001 Times 14 Sept. (Terror in Amer. Suppl.) 8/4 The Americans also have pre-positioned equipment in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. pre-poˈsitioning n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > [noun] > positioning of equipment in advance pre-positioning1956 the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > placing or being placed in different position > positioning in advance pre-positioning1956 1956 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 15 Dec. 3/7 The civil defense ‘pre-positioning’ program involves the permanent storage of portable emergency hospital units. 1962 Daily Tel. 7 May 22/6 Stockpiling of military equipment, or as military experts call it, pre-positioning, has been accelerated in Europe. 2005 Fed. News Service (Nexis) 24 Oct. We also want to continue to work with regional logistics centers so that we can have a pre-positioning of equipment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1956
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