facility

noun

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fa·cil·i·ty | \ fə-ˈsi-lə-tē

plural facilities

Definition of facility

1 : the quality of being easily performed

2 : ease in performance : aptitude has a great facility for writing

3 : readiness of compliance

4a(1) : something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier —usually used in plural facilities for studyThe 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

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web This interaction occurred at an Indonesian animal conservation facility managed by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, CNN reported. — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021 Left at the another facility, Zaffre was collected by his three benefactors. — courant.com, 12 Oct. 2021 Mercury coach Sandy Brondello gave high praise to Suns General Manager James Jones for making sure the Mercury have their needs met at the practice facility. — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2021 Three employees were killed after a shooting Tuesday at a Memphis postal facility, authorities said. — NBC News, 12 Oct. 2021 The launch of Landsat 9 (on an Atlas V rocket) from Vandenberg Space Force Base marked the 2000th launch at that facility. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021 Both women worked at the Gateway Village senior living facility, police said. — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021 Activists stand outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, in September, to protest conditions at the Rikers Island detention facility. — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2021 Angel had just arrived home from his job at a U-Haul storage facility. — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021

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