emplacement

[ em-pleys-muhnt ]

/ ɛmˈpleɪs mənt /

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noun

Fortification. the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.

a putting in place or position; location: the emplacement of a wall.

Geology.

the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.
the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

Origin of emplacement

1795–1805; <French, equivalent to obsolete emplac(er) to place (em-em-¹ + placer to place) + -ment-ment

Words nearby emplacement

empiricism, empiric risk, Empirin, empirism, emplace, emplacement, emplane, emplectite, employ, employable, employee

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Example sentences from the Web for emplacement

At about an hour before dawn we had got as far as making the emplacement.
Bullets & Billets|Bruce Bairnsfather
Sergeant Gosling immediately sprang from the emplacement, drew the shell from the ground, into which it had buried its nose.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
Fortunately the sappers who, with fixed bayonets, were stationed near the emplacement, stood firm.
South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I|J. Castell Hopkins
The enemy then opened heavy enfilade machine-gun fire on his emplacement at a range of 400 yards.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher

This bottle is very conspicuous because of its emplacement, because it revolves, and because it is illuminated at night.
American Adventures|Julian Street

British Dictionary definitions for emplacement

emplacement

/ (ɪmˈpleɪsmənt) /

noun

a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon

the act of putting or state of being put in place

Word Origin for emplacement

C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	emplacement
释义	emplacement [ em-pleys-muhnt ] / ɛmˈpleɪs mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emplacement ON THESAURUS.COM noun Fortification. the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories. a putting in place or position; location: the emplacement of a wall. Geology. the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position. the development of an ore deposit in a particular place. Origin of emplacement 1795–1805; <French, equivalent to obsolete emplac(er) to place (em-em-¹ + placer to place) + -ment-ment Words nearby emplacement empiricism, empiric risk, Empirin, empirism, emplace, emplacement, emplane, emplectite, employ, employable, employee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emplacement At about an hour before dawn we had got as far as making the emplacement. Bullets & Billets\|Bruce Bairnsfather Sergeant Gosling immediately sprang from the emplacement, drew the shell from the ground, into which it had buried its nose. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher Fortunately the sappers who, with fixed bayonets, were stationed near the emplacement, stood firm. South Africa and the Boer-British War, Volume I\|J. Castell Hopkins The enemy then opened heavy enfilade machine-gun fire on his emplacement at a range of 400 yards. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher This bottle is very conspicuous because of its emplacement, because it revolves, and because it is illuminated at night. American Adventures\|Julian Street British Dictionary definitions for emplacement emplacement / (ɪmˈpleɪsmənt) / noun a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon the act of putting or state of being put in place Word Origin for emplacement C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emplacement placement, space, spot, site, station, place, location, situation, positioning
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emplacement

noun

Origin of emplacement

Words nearby emplacement

Example sentences from the Web for emplacement

British Dictionary definitions for emplacement

noun

Word Origin for emplacement

Words related to emplacement