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noun
An installation that houses a military weapon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The inclusion of igneous rock in older rocks, or the development or localization of an ore body in older rocks. The latter is referred to as ore deposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
the act of putting something in a certain place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: placement, location, locating, position, positioning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: stratification, juxtaposition, apposition, collocation, interposition, intervention, orientation, planting, implantation, repositioning, set, superposition, fingering
noun
military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: military installation
Narrower terms: gun emplacement, weapons emplacement
History
From French emplacement, from en- + placement.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
