/ ɪmˈpleɪsmənt; NAmE / noun
( technical ) a position that has been specially prepared so that a large gun can be fired from it
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from em- in + place a place.
/ ɪmˈpleɪsmənt; NAmE / noun
( technical ) a position that has been specially prepared so that a large gun can be fired from it
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French , from em- in + place a place.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005