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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of preposition.

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Examples

  • But Powell's family and close friends think they know the real story: yes, he's "prepositioned" men and material in the forward bases of politics; no, this naturally cautious man hasn't yet agreed to invade.

    Powell On The Brink 2008

  • "The United States has 'prepositioned' vehicles, military equipment, even a 500-bed hospital, for US Marines, Special Forces, and Air Force fighter and bomber aircraft at at least six sites in Israel, all part of what is antiseptically described as 'US-Israel strategic cooperation.'"

    Israpundit 2009

  • 1,200 French soldiers are currently "prepositioned" in Dakar at one of three permanent French bases in Africa.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • 1,200 French soldiers are currently "prepositioned" in Dakar at one of three permanent French bases in Africa.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • 1,200 French soldiers are currently "prepositioned" in Dakar at one of three permanent French bases in Africa.

    Taipei Times 2010

  • Military stores will be prepositioned there for use in the region and beyond.

    Renewing an Alliance Andrew Shearer 2011

  • But these limited operations are under threat because the prepositioned food stocks are running out, she said.

    U.S. fails to get U.N. to condemn Sudan violence 2011

  • But these limited operations are under threat because the prepositioned food stocks are running out, she said.

    U.S. fails to get U.N. to condemn Sudan violence 2011

  • A near-contemporary military writer in Europe suggested that an army without prepositioned supplies could not feed itself from a population less than about ninety-one people per square mile.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • It permits reliance on proven capabilities such as prepositioned ships.

    The Necessity of U.S. Naval Power Gordon England 2011

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