Definition of emplacementnext
as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the emplacement of the house, which is between two hulking mansions, makes it seem smaller than it is

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Recent Examples of emplacement Building new silos will keep the Minuteman III online—perhaps until as late as 2050, according to a government watchdog—as the Air Force activates Sentinel emplacements. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 Feb. 2026 His troops were dug into a lacework of tunnels and gun emplacements and most had survived the pre-invasion bombing, the Courant has reported. — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative found that three sets of three emplacements were built on Mischief Reef in 2023, likely to accommodate road-mobile weapons platforms, including artillery or rocket systems, to defend the outpost. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 Control logic to maneuver the vehicle and direct the robotic arm to accurately engage the emplacement target. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2012 See All Example Sentences for emplacement
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Noun
  • Amenities and experiences Due to its size and location, the NH Palazzo Cinquecento is a popular business hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Stegra also highlighted that near-zero emission steel will initially be available at limited volumes and in few locations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There are some places in the world that don’t know Tim in the same way people do here — same with Hallmark and Chef Boyardee.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Gillette Stadium, which is owned by Jewish billionaire Robert Kraft, was one such venue where Macklemore was scheduled to perform.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While promoters and venues wield great power over concert tours, experts say an artist of Sheeran’s magnitude generally has the final say about what happens concerning the shows.
    — Tassanee Vejpongsa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Aerial photo of a Google data center (foreground) in Douglas County and the construction site of a Switch data center (background) in Lithia Springs on Friday, January 17, 2020.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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