deployability

[dih-ploi]

de·ploy

[dih-ploi]
verb (used with object)
1.
Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
2.
to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately: to deploy a battery of new missiles.
verb (used without object)
3.
to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.
4.
to come into a position ready for use: the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

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Deployability is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1470–80; < French déployer, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + ployer to fold; see ploy

de·ploy·a·ble, adjective
de·ploy·a·bil·i·ty, noun
de·ploy·ment, noun
coun·ter·de·ploy·ment, noun
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