facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsi-lə-tē 
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
has a great facility for writing
3
: readiness of compliance
4
a(1)
: something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
The resort has a wide range of facilities for young and old alike.
(2)
: lavatory sense 2
—often used in plural
b
: something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
Examples of facility in a Sentence
The facilities are at the end of the corridor.
He had a great facility for writing.
He had great facility with words.
She handled the crisis with facility.
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Top officials hope that changes under Force Design 2028, the plan developed by the Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bolster national security and commit resources to both capabilities and facilities.
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will increase capacity for nursing student graduates by 150 annually.
—Joe Burbank, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The committee also recommended that the facility replace the black aprons used by inmates with white aprons, add additional surveillance cameras to avoid blind spots from the guard towers and change the types of locks used on interior and exterior doors.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside an NYPD facility, the spokesperson said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
The 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will increase capacity for nursing student graduates by 150 annually.
—Joe Burbank, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The committee also recommended that the facility replace the black aprons used by inmates with white aprons, add additional surveillance cameras to avoid blind spots from the guard towers and change the types of locks used on interior and exterior doors.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Times Square was evacuated Monday morning after law enforcement discovered a suspicious package outside an NYPD facility, the spokesperson said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facility. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: freedom from difficulty : ease
handled with facility
2
: skill and ease in doing something
a great facility for writing well
3
a
: something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
b
: something (as a hospital) that is put up for a particular purpose
Medical Definition
facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
3
: something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
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