facility
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3.3
- noun
- /fəˈsɪlɪti/
- They are building a large research facility to study renewable energy sources.
- medical facilities
- health facilities
- care facilities
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Watch on YouTubeIt's the largest science facility ever built by mankind.
- It's the largest science facility ever built by mankind.
- That's why my cage became a storage facility for said products.
- In Lejeune Hall is the swimming facility and the wrestling room.
- And that was a maximum security facility for juveniles.
- They built some schools, other training facilities, things like this.
- If you don't give us more tax breaks or build us new facilities, we're moving to Wyoming.
- So I went straight to a homeless facility not even half a mile away.
- And you're inside of a basically a facility carved out of rock deep underground.
- They, the, the larger facility is out in Gaithersburg, MD.
- Because it feels alien to me to go inside one of these facilities, Mom.
- But that's my, there's facilities, that's my, there's RV's.
- They're they are sharing showers and toilets, very intimate facilities with biological men.
Examples
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Classroom teachers can come into the library to use the facilities on a flexible basis.
Academic text (2015) -
You see, the future of science relies on bigger facilities and better instruments.
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We do not have the facilities to house these people.
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So a lot of our training facilities were very remote.
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This is a secured facility.
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By the way, they're moving him to a medical facility tomorrow.
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Gentlemen, welcome to our weightless environmental training facility.
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In 1944, Ecuador had the largest available hospital facilities of any country in Latin America.
Academic text (2012) -
All we need are classrooms, some facilities for recreation and play, but that's it.
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The new community center includes a sports facility for local athletes to train and compete.
Synonyms
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2.8
A set of equipment used for a specific activity
68
4.6
A building used for a particular service like a factory or base
23
3.4
A place where people study and test ideas to learn new things
9
3.0
A building where people go to see doctors and get treatment
3
3.4
A public place for sports and other fun activities
3
3.2
A place for sports and exercise like a gym or stadium
2
1.2
A room or building with toilets for public use
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3.0
A place like a hospital or clinic where people get medical care
1
3.2
A public place or building where people play sports and enjoy leisure activities
1
6.0
A building that holds people as punishment for crimes to protect the public
Compounds
- Specialized
24
4.5
A place that uses energy from atoms to make electricity or do research
- Formal
10
4.2
A building like a prison where people are kept as punishment and given training
- Specialized
1
4.4
A place that gives long-term medical care and help for people recovering
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3.2
A public place or building where people play sports and enjoy leisure activities
- Formal
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6.0
A building that holds people as punishment for crimes to protect the public
- Formal
A place where people who broke the law stay to learn better behaviour and get help
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Etymology
Facility comes from the Latin facilis meaning 'easy' and facere meaning 'to make'. A facility in the sense of a building or piece of equipment is something that 'makes' a job or activity easier, which is why we call a gym or lab a facility.