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securement

securement

6.1
Fastening something so it does not move or fall
  • noun
  • /sɪˈkjʊr.mənt/
translation icon : aseguramiento
  • The securement of the boat to the dock ensured it would not drift away in the storm.

Examples

  • Proper securement of the equipment is essential to prevent any accidents during transport.

  • The laryngoscopy, as well as securement of airway in these patients, was a challenge for the anaesthesiologists.

    Academic text (2007)

  • This was then cemented by the organization's securement of some premises above a restaurant on Charlotte Street in Chinatown.

    Academic text (2016)

  • They focused on the securement of the building's entrance to enhance safety for visitors.

Synonyms

tightening
vssecurement
31 3.3

Making something fit more closely or making rules stronger

covers general protection and safety, not only increasing tightness
locking
vssecurement
19 1.3

Fastening a door or container so others cannot open it

includes all acts that make something safe, not only keyed methods
fixation
vssecurement
2 6.0

Fastening something so it stays in one position

is about making something safe and protected from movement or danger
fastening
vssecurement
2 3.9

A thing that holds two parts together so they stay secure

focuses on protecting or preventing movement or danger rather than tools
secureness
vssecurement
5.5

How firmly something is fixed in place

refers to the act or process of making something safe and fixed

Antonyms

disengagement
1 6.5

The act of stopping a connection or ending involvement with something

How Secure

welding
  • Specialized
23 3.7
bolt
  • Specialized
42 3.8
securement
6.1
fastening
2 3.9
attachment
7 3.0

Surface Forms

securement singular
securements plural

Morphology

securement = secure (transparent) = secure + ment

Standard nominalization of the verb 'secure' indicating the act or process of making something secure.

Etymology

Securement comes from secure ('safe') and -ment ('act or result', like in 'movement'), so it means the action of fastening or making something fixed and protected from movement.