'Deployment' definitions:
Definition of 'deployment'
(from WordNet)
noun
The distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
Definition of 'Deployment'
From: GCIDE
- Deploy \De*ploy"\, Deployment \De*ploy"ment\, n. (Mil.) The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]
- Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war. --H. L. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deployment'
From: GCIDE
- deployment \deployment\ n. the arrangement or distribution (of resources such as people or equipment), in preparation for battle or work. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'deployment'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aberration,
- addition,
- adjunct,
- aggrandizement,
- allocation,
- allotment,
- ampliation,
- amplification,
- apportionment,
- arrangement,
- array,
- arraying,
- assignment,
- augmentation,
- battle array,
- broadening,
- centrifugence,
- close formation,
- collation,
- collocation,
- concord,
- constitution,
- crescendo,
- decentralization,
- deposit,
- deposition,
- deviation,
- dispersion,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- distribution,
- divarication,
- divergence,
- divergency,
- division,
- echelon,
- emplacement,
- enlargement,
- expansion,
- extension,
- fanning,
- fanning out,
- flare,
- form,
- formation,
- formulation,
- harmony,
- hiking,
- increase,
- lading,
- layout,
- lineup,
- loading,
- localization,
- locating,
- location,
- magnification,
- marshaling,
- open order,
- order,
- order of battle,
- ordering,
- organization,
- packing,
- peace,
- pinpointing,
- placement,
- placing,
- positioning,
- posting,
- proportion,
- putting,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- raising,
- regimentation,
- regularity,
- reposition,
- routine,
- separation,
- setup,
- situation,
- splay,
- splaying,
- spotting,
- spread,
- spreading,
- spreading out,
- stationing,
- storage,
- stowage,
- structure,
- structuring,
- symmetry,
- syntax,
- system,
- tranquillity,
- uniformity,
- upping,
- widening