pre-position

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pre-position

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From pre- + position.

verb pre-positions · pre-positioning · pre-positioned · preposition

transitive To position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.) She pre-positioned the surgical instruments in trays on a numbered rack.

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@misc{pre_position_2026,
  title = {pre-position},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pre-position},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}