PLACEMENT


Meaning of PLACEMENT in English

/plays"meuhnt/ , n.

1. the act of placing.

2. the state of being placed.

3. the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.

4. location; arrangement: the placement of furniture.

5. Football.

a. the placing of the ball on the ground in attempting a place kick.

b. the position of the ball.

c. a place kick.

d. a score made by a place kick: Jones made 43 consecutive placements last season.

6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) a winning shot in which the ball or shuttlecock is so hit that one's opponent is unable to return it.

[ 1835-45; PLACE + -MENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .