-smənt noun
Etymology: French, from obsolete French emplacer to put in place (from Middle French, from em- en- (I) + place ) + French -ment — more at place
1. : the situation or location of something (as of a building)
a pile of embers marking the emplacement of the fort and the little village — American Guide Series: Michigan
the clue to the genesis of the continents must lie in the origin and emplacement of granite — C.M.Nevin
took his flock of llamas to a sheltered emplacement … for the night — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
2. : a prepared position for weapons (as a gun or group of guns) or military equipment from which they can operate effectively
a concealed gun emplacement
3.
[ emplace + -ment ]
: a putting into position : placement
emplacement of the panels on the steel frames of the buildings involves little more than lifting the panels into position and inserting bolts — Civil Engineering
the ore emplacement has been chiefly by cavity filling — A.M.Bateman