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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 emplacements
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
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Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?
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Major Garrett,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 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.
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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.
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Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
How will that be taken care of and how will the ships that are there, that are not moving, start to move and be moving with a degree of confidence that they will not be inhibited by what remains of the Iranian either boats or gun emplacements along that strait?
—
Major Garrett,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emplacements
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Jimmy John's said the meal will be available at participating locations nationwide beginning June 29 through the company's app and website for a limited time.
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Parts of southern England have already topped 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) the past three days, but today’s and tomorrow’s temperatures are set to soar into the middle mid-90s Fahrenheit (mid-30s Celsius) with some locations even topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius).
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The two parties would take a somewhat different approach for police protection at high-security venues.
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In the meantime, the Dallas FBI is busy trying to keep drones out of the sky around FIFA venues like Dallas Stadium and the FIFA Fan Festival.
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The indictment further alleges Eidleh created Federal Child Nutrition Program sites using nominee owners, then falsely claimed the sites were serving meals to thousands of children each day.
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Two sites in the city, the Indian Hill substation and the Raymond substation, have been identified as being suitable for a 10-megawatt battery.
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Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
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Reception is no longer the decorative annex to proper criticism, but one of the places where criticism has to begin.
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“Emplacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emplacements. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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