Definitions for DEPLoy
dɪˈplɔɪde·ploy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 4 votes

1. deployverb

   place troops or weapons in battle formation

2. deployverb

   to distribute systematically or strategically

   "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deployverb

   To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to be ready to for action or use.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deployverb

   To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.

2. deployverb

   To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

   He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.

3. deployverb

   to install, test and implement a computer system or application. The term can be used to refer to any installation and testing, such as setting up a new network in an enterprise, to installing a server farm, to implementing a new application over a distributed computing network.

   The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deploy

   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

2. Deploynoun

   alt. of Deployment

3. Etymology: [F. dployer; pref. d = ds (L. dis) + ployer, equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deploy

   de-ploy′, v.t. to unfold: to open out or extend.—v.i. to open: to extend from column into line, as a body of troops.—ns. Deploy′, Deploy′ment. [Fr. déployer—L. dis, apart, and plicāre, to fold. Doublet of display.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deploy

   Signifies a military movement, in which a body of troops is spread out in such a way that they shall display a wider front and a smaller depth than before deploying. To ploy is to execute the reverse of this movement.

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1. Deploy

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Matched Categories

1. • Distribute
   • Position

Anagrams for DEPLoy »

1. podley

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEPLoy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEPLoy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of DEPLoy in a Sentence

1. Chris Van Hollen:

   The administrations use of taxpayer dollars to deploy National Guard troops and transfer active-duty military -- and National Guard troops refusal to provide details on these costs -- is unacceptable.

2. John Kerry:

   THAAD Is a purely defensive weapon, it is purely capable of shooting down a ballistic missile it intercepts and it is there for the protection of the United States, if we can get to denuclearization, there's no need to deploy THAAD.

3. Meredith Connolly:

   Part of the technological magic that batteries provide is the ability to store wind energy when the wind is blowing and solar energy when the sun is shining, and then deploy that renewable energy when there’s no wind or the sun goes down.

4. Tim Gannon:

   As you can hear, the officer, while struggling with Mr. Wright yells ‘Taser! Taser!’ several times. That is part of the officer’s training prior to deploying a Taser, which is a less lethal device, as I watch the video and listen to the officer’s commands, it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet.

5. Eric Adams:

   Immediately we're going to reinstitute a newer version of... a modified plainclothes anti-gun unit. I talked about this on the campaign trail. Our team has done the proper analysis and now we're going to deploy that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEPLoy
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=DEPLoy
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deploy
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEPLoy
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DEPLoy
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html