deployment

Etymology

From French déploiement. Also de- + ployment.

noun

  1. An arrangement or classification of things.
  2. An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
  3. The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
    Deployments […] which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war. 1861, H. L. Scott, Military Dictionary: Comprising Technical Definitions
  4. (parachuting) the start of something

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