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placings

/ˈpleɪsɪŋz/

placings is the plural of placing.

Meaning of placing

Noun

placing (plural placings)

  1. The action by which something is placed; placement; positioning.
    • There are, of course, certain differences of detail; for example, the placing of the safety valves on the boiler barrel behind the dome, which follows the practice in the Riddles 2-8-0 and 2-10-0 locomotives for the Ministry of Supply; but taken all in all, Britannia's boiler has a closer affinity...1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 273
  2. The condition of being placed.
  3. The position of a competitor at the end of a race.

Words that rhyme with placings

Questions about placings

What is placings the plural of?
Placings is the plural of placing.
How do you pronounce placings?
Placings is pronounced /ˈpleɪsɪŋz/.

Words near placings in the dictionary

  1. placifying
  2. Placilla
  3. placing
  4. placing on a pedestal
  5. placing one's cards on the table
  6. placings
  7. placit
  8. placita
  9. placitory
  10. placits
  11. placitum

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