Definition of EMPLACEMENT

emplacement

Meanings

Plural: emplacements

Noun

  • military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
  • the act of putting something in a certain place
  • An installation that houses a military weapon.
  • A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From French emplacement, from en- + placement.

Scrabble Score: 19

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Words With Friends Score: 25

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