emplacement

[em-pleys-muhnt] Origin

em·place·ment

[em-pleys-muhnt]
noun
1.
Fortification. the space, platform, or the like, for a gun or battery and its accessories.
2.
a putting in place or position; location: the emplacement of a wall.
3.
Geology.
a.
the intrusion of igneous rocks into a particular position.
b.
the development of an ore deposit in a particular place.

Origin:
1795–1805; < French, equivalent to obsolete emplac(er) to place (em- em-1 + placer to place) + -ment -ment
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Emplacement is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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emplacement (ɪmˈpleɪsmənt)
 
n
1.  a prepared position for the siting of a gun or other weapon
2.  the act of putting or state of being put in place
 
[C19: from French, from obsolete emplacer to put in position, from place]

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emplacement
1802, from Fr. emplacement, from en- + placement.
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