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emplacement

emplacement noun: an installation that houses a military weapon.

Noun

emplacement (countable and uncountable, plural emplacements)

  1. An installation that houses a military weapon.
  2. A place where a thing is located; the act of placing something somewhere.
  3. 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.

emplacement meaning in Indonesian

emplacement in Indonesian

A place where a thing is located
emplasemen

Forms of emplacement

pluralemplacements

Origin of emplacement

From French emplacement, from en- + placement.

Questions about emplacement

What does emplacement mean?
Emplacement means an installation that houses a military weapon.
What is emplacement in Indonesian?
Emplacement in Indonesian is emplasemen. See Emplacement meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is emplacement?
Emplacement is a noun.
What is the plural of emplacement?
The plural of emplacement is emplacements.

Words near emplacement in the dictionary

  1. empirisms
  2. empiristic
  3. empl
  4. emplace
  5. emplaced
  6. emplacement
  7. emplacements
  8. emplaces
  9. emplacing
  10. emplane
  11. emplaned

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