pre-position, v.
(priːpəʊˈzɪʃən)
[pre- A. 1.]
trans. To position (esp. military equipment) in advance. So pre-poˈsitioning vbl. n.
| 1962 Daily Tel. 7 May 22/6 The area was selected as one where climatic conditions would provide the maximum test for seaborne military ‘pre-positioning’... Stockpiling of military equipment, or as military experts call it, pre-positioning, has been accelerated in Europe. 1972 C. Johnston Brink of Jordan i. iv. 23 This gave the unsettling impression that they [sc. Saudi and Syrian forces] were simply pre-positioned there so as to ensure the best results for their countries in an eventual carve-up of Jordanian territory. 1979 Sci. Amer. Jan. 9/3 Indeed, our own proposals improve the quick-reaction defense of Europe by prepositioning more armor in Europe and rebasing most of the powerful combat air strength now held on the carriers to land bases in support of NATO. |