English dictionary

deploy

/d/I/'pl//Oi/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.

noun

Source: webster1913

place troops or weapons in battle formation

verb.competition

Source: WordNet 3.0
to distribute systematically or strategically

verb.contact

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

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>ploy</i>; as, to <i>deploy</i> a column of troops into line of battle.

verb

Source: webster1913