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
  • At least 22 locations broke or tied daily temperature records Thursdayand 17 more fell Friday.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • On one hand, the arena offers a level of privacy and security few locations can match.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is still one of the most popular athletes in the world and even if his presence on the Portuguese national team is cause for international debate, a player like Folarin Balogun has no place in any paragraph with Ronaldo.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • The reason grocery prices seem all over the place is because every food product and industry is different.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • The former Lot 613 was a semi-permanent pop-up music venue used by various promoters over the years.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The venue has also been temporarily renamed to San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • About 200 people are working on-site around the clock, and around 150 trucks are being used to ferry away debris, Martin said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, one of the Air Force’s primary aircraft sustainment facilities, will serve as the flagship site for the MARIA deployment.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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“Emplacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacement. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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