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   emplacement

   /ɪmˈpleɪsm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a structure on or in which something is firmly placed: "a machine bolted to a concrete emplacement"
   • ▪ a platform or defended position where a gun is placed for firing: "a gun emplacement"
   • 2. the process or state of setting something in place or being set in place: "the emplacement of granite intrusions"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: French, from emplacier ‘to put in a certain place or position’, from em- ‘in’ + placer ‘to place’, from place ‘a place’.

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