emplacement

noun

im-ˈplā-smənt How to pronounce emplacement (audio)
Definition of emplacementnext
as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the emplacement of the house, which is between two hulking mansions, makes it seem smaller than it is

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Recent Examples of emplacement Building new silos will keep the Minuteman III online—perhaps until as late as 2050, according to a government watchdog—as the Air Force activates Sentinel emplacements. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 Feb. 2026 His troops were dug into a lacework of tunnels and gun emplacements and most had survived the pre-invasion bombing, the Courant has reported. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative found that three sets of three emplacements were built on Mischief Reef in 2023, likely to accommodate road-mobile weapons platforms, including artillery or rocket systems, to defend the outpost. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Control logic to maneuver the vehicle and direct the robotic arm to accurately engage the emplacement target. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2012 See All Example Sentences for emplacement
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  1. location
  2. place
  3. venue
  4. site
Noun
  • However, South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul has said the location of last month's mine blasts was not in a disputed area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Cloudveil For those keen to stay in town, there’s no better, more central location than The Cloudveil, situated on Jackson’s historic Town Square.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of location
Noun
  • The places where Baltzor typically ranges her cattle in the mountains were ravaged by record-size wildfires this summer, robbing them of the grass the herds usually eat.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • While some protests have been banned for security reasons in several cities, including Lyon, Nice and Montpellier, marches are expected in many other places including in Paris and Marseille.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of place
Noun
  • The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Over a year later, those closures have slowed, and a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues have opened or are set to debut in the Upper Westside area.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of venue
Noun
  • Safety questions at Starbase Worker safety at SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas has also drawn scrutiny.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The company is executing multiple expansion projects at its East Camden site, including the Arkansas Advanced Propulsion Facilities and two new facilities to support PAC-3 propulsion production.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of site

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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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