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emplace Definition

em·place (em plās, im-)

transitive verb -·placed, -·plac·ing

to place in position

Etymology: back-form < emplacement

emplace Usage Examples

Object

  • obstacle: Additionally, squadrons emplace reserve obstacles that are typically directed by higher headquarters.
  • weapon: Many more vehicles - including more vehicles with emplaced weapons which are usable by players in single and multi-player gameplay.
  • waste: These criteria deal with matters such as containment, leachate management, the relationship to previously emplaced waste, and gas management.

Modifying Another Word

  • rapidly: Recognizing this, in the late 1970s advanced armies began to change to modern short-duration landmines emplaced rapidly by artillery or aircraft.
  • then: Demolition charges were then emplaced and the entire complex destroyed, putting the arms dump permanently out of commission.

Preposition: in

ground: The major difference is that the DORIS is emplaced in the ground as a complete assembly and then armed by removing the safety clip.