emplacement
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locale, locality, location, locus, place, point, position, site, spot, venue, where
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And yet, at the end of the manicured lawn, steps lead abruptly down into the austere post-revolutionary world, with reinforced trenches and gun emplacements. — Tony Perrottet, WSJ, "A Weirdly Fascinating Cold-War Tour of Havana," 20 Nov. 2018 Captured from the French Army, the guns were reportedly in hardened emplacements overlooking a section of beach designated by landing forces as Omaha. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch U.S. Army Rangers Scale The Same Cliff Their Forebears Did on D-Day," 6 June 2019 As my 14-year-old son, Anders, scampered up a metal ladder to the gun emplacements at Ft. — Brian E. Clark, latimes.com, "Military history, scenic state parks and tasty shelfish make for a rich weekend escape on Whidbey lsland, Wash.," 14 June 2018 About 400 of the nearly 900 Marylanders who were on Long Island that day covered Washingtonâs retreating army by repeatedly charging a critical British gun emplacement. — Jonathan M. Pitts, Washington Post, "Newly acquired letters illuminate the lives of Marylandâs âOld Lineâ soldiers," 9 May 2018 About 400 of the nearly 900 Marylanders who were present on Long Island that day covered Washingtonâs retreating army by repeatedly charging a critical British gun emplacement. — Washington Post, "Letters illuminate lives of Marylandâs âOld Lineâ soldiers," 28 Apr. 2018 About 400 of the nearly 900 Marylanders who were present on Long Island that day covered Washingtonâs retreating army by repeatedly charging a critical British gun emplacement. — Jonathan M. Pitts, baltimoresun.com, "Newly acquired letters illuminate the lives of Maryland's 'Old Line' soldiers," 23 Apr. 2018 And the views out of the Rock through the gun emplacements are spectacular. — James R. Carroll, chicagotribune.com, "Gibraltar draws visitors with curious monkeys and Britain-meets-the-Mediterranean vibe," 14 Mar. 2018 Gun emplacements and reinforced concrete installations from the 20th century add to the martial architecture and make driving the cramped one-way back streets a challenge. — James R. Carroll, chicagotribune.com, "Gibraltar draws visitors with curious monkeys and Britain-meets-the-Mediterranean vibe," 14 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emplacement.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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