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emplacement

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As a noun, emplacement means an installation that houses a military weapon.

Meanings of emplacement

4 meanings

noun

  1. An installation that houses a military weapon.

  2. A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.

  3. geologyThe 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.

  4. Military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the act of putting something in a certain place
placementlocationlocatingpositionpositioning

Words that rhyme with emplacement

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