emplacement

UK: /ɪmˈpleɪsmənt/ US: (em plās′mənt)

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em•place•ment  (em plās′mənt), n. 

1. Foreign Terms the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.
2. a putting in place or position;
   location:
   the emplacement of a wall.
3. Geology
   • the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.
   • the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

• French, equivalent. to obsolete emplac(er) to place (em- em-¹ + placer to place) + -ment -ment
• 1795–1805

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emplacement / ɪmˈpleɪsmənt/ noun

1. a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon
2. the act of putting or state of being put in place

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place