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pre-positioning

pre-positioning is the present participle and gerund of pre-position.

Meaning of pre-position

Verb

pre-position (third-person singular simple present pre-positions, present participle pre-positioning, simple past and past participle pre-positioned)

  1. (transitive) To position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.)
    • She pre-positioned the surgical instruments in trays on a numbered rack.

Questions about pre-positioning

What is pre-positioning the present participle and gerund of?
Pre-positioning is the present participle and gerund of pre-position.

Words near pre-positioning in the dictionary

  1. pre-portioned
  2. pre-portioning
  3. pre-portions
  4. pre-position
  5. pre-positioned
  6. pre-positioning
  7. pre-positions
  8. Pre-Pottery Neolithic
  9. Pre-Pottery Neolithic A
  10. Pre-Pottery Neolithic B
  11. pre-prandial

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