emplacement

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: em=place=ment

CIDE DICTIONARY

emplacement, n. [Cf. F. emplacement.].

 A putting in, or assigning to, a definite place; localization; as, the emplacement of a structure.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

emplacement, n.
1 the act or an instance of putting in position.
2 a platform or defended position where a gun is placed for firing.
3 situation, position.

Etymology

F (as EN-(1), PLACE)

THESAURUS

emplacement

abode, allocation, area, assignment, balcony, bearings, bench mark, catafalque, collocation, dais, deployment, deposit, deposition, disposition, district, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hole, hustings, lading, landing, landing pad, landing stage, latitude and longitude, launching pad, lieu, loading, locale, locality, localization, locating, location, locus, packing, pinpoint, pinpointing, place, placement, placing, platform, podium, point, position, positioning, posting, pulpit, putting, region, reposition, rostrum, site, situation, situs, soapbox, spot, spotting, stage, stationing, stead, step terrace, storage, stowage, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune, whereabout, whereabouts