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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war.H.L. --Scott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deploy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deploy v 1: place troops or weapons in battle formation 2: to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
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