WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•ploy /dɪˈplɔɪ/USA pronunciation
v. [ ~ + obj]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Militaryto arrange or move into position esp. for battle:to deploy missiles.
de•ploy
(di ploi′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
de•ploy′a•ble, adj.
de•ploy′a•bil′i•ty, n.
de•ploy′ment, n.
- Militaryto spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- Militaryto arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately:to deploy a battery of new missiles.
v.i.
- Militaryto spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.
- to come into a position ready for use:the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.
- French déployer, equivalent. to dé- dis-1 + ployer to fold; see ploy
- 1470–80
de•ploy′a•bil′i•ty, n.
de•ploy′ment, n.
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