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- Dictionarydeploy/dɪˈplɔɪ/
verb
- 1. move (troops or equipment) into position for military action: "forces were deployed at strategic locations" Similar Opposite
- 2. bring into effective action: "small states can often deploy resources more freely" Similar
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DEPLOY definition: 1. to use something or someone, especially in an effective way: 2. to move soldiers or equipment…. Learn more.
1. a. : to extend (a military unit) especially in width. b. : to place in battle formation or appropriate positions. deploying troops to the region. 2. : to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose. deploy a sales force. deploy a parachute. intransitive verb. : to move, spread out, or function while being deployed.
DEPLOY meaning: 1. to use something or someone, especially in an effective way: 2. to move soldiers or equipment…. Learn more.
to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately: to deploy a battery of new missiles. verb (used without object) to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line. to come into a position ready for use: The plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys. deploy. / dɪˈplɔɪ / verb.
deploy somebody/something to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action. 2 000 troops were deployed in the area. At least 5 000 missiles were deployed along the border. Tanks were deployed effectively during the long campaign.
1. verb. To deploy troops, weapons, or resources means to make them ready to be used. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops. [VERB noun] Synonyms: use, station, set up, position More Synonyms of deploy. 2. verb. If you deploy something or if it deploys, you use it effectively or it works effectively.
To deploy is to move into fighting formation, the way a military commander might deploy troops in preparation for a battle. You'll almost always find the word deploy in a military context.
