emplacement

Example Sentences

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Makarena remembered a time he watched a Ukrainian squad get cut down by a heavy machine gun emplacement he had detected but was never attacked because it hadn’t been confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times

He personally engaged in hand-to-hand combat and led four others to destroy the enemy gun emplacements.

From Washington Times

Today, the lakeshore is home to a Chinese military base and, U.S. experts believe, new radar facilities and a base housing artillery emplacements for the People’s Liberation Army.

From Washington Post

"There were no gun emplacements in the gaps between Pembroke, Swansea and Cardiff."

From BBC

After ordering his men to withdraw, he remained behind to provide cover and dismantle the gun, preventing it from being taken into enemy hands, and scrambled to reach another U.S. emplacement.

From Washington Post