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Pronunciation : De*ploy"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?ployer; pref. d? = d?s (L. dis) + ployer, equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Deployed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deploying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*ploy", De*ploy"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.

(Mil.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913