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MILITARY INSTALLATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any facility servicing military forces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("military installation" is a kind of...):
facility; installation (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "military installation"):
armory; armoury; arsenal (a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms)
base; base of operations (installation from which a military force initiates operations)
emplacement (military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon)
headquarters; HQ; military headquarters (the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command)
military post; post (military installation at which a body of troops is stationed)
naval installation; shore station (military installation servicing naval forces)
silo (military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired)
Instance hyponyms:
West Point (United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy)
