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Definitions for: Deploy [v] place troops or weapons in battle formation
[v] to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
Webster (1913) Definition: De*ploy", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Deployed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Deploying.] [F. d['e]ployer; pref. d['e]? = d['e]s
(L. dis) + ployer, equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare.
See Ply, and cf. Display.] (Mil.)
To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in
such a way that they shall display a wider front and less
depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of
troops into line of battle.
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.
Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his
back to the enemy are not suited to war.H.L. --Scott.
See Also: distribute, play, position, redeploy, spread
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