emplacement
pronunciation
How to pronounce emplacement in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpleɪsmənt]
How to pronounce emplacement in American English:
US [ɛmˈplesmənt]
-
- Noun:
- military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- the act of putting something in a certain place or location
Word Origin
- emplacement (n.)
- 1742, from French emplacement "place, situation," from verb emplacer, from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + placer "to place" (see place (v.)). Gunnery sense attested from 1811.
Example
- 1. Today we are in emplacement .
- 2. To dig a tunnel under the earth , especially under an enemy emplacement or .
- 3. Demobilized army cadre emplacement leading group of the state council .
- 4. But emplacement is too high , simply out of reach .
- 5. Design and emplacement of bentonite barriers .