1a 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 [mass noun] chiefly Geology the process or state of setting something in place or being set in place:the emplacement of granite intrusions [count noun]:massive emplacements of magma
Derivatives
emplace
verb
Origin:
early 19th century: from French, from em- 'in' + place 'a place'
emplacement in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of emplacement in the US English dictionary
