assembly area

assembly area
   American
   an internment camp
   Second World War term for the place of longterm incarceration of Americans of Japanese descent.

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  • assembly area — surinkimo vieta statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Tiekimo bazėje – bendra vieta komplektams, agregatams, mazgams iš atskirų dalių surinkti ir sumontuoti. atitikmenys: angl. assembly area pranc. aire de montage …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • assembly area — susitelkimo rajonas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Vieta, kurioje susirenka dalinys, ruošdamasis tolesniems veiksmams. atitikmenys: angl. assembly area pranc. zone de rassemblement …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • assembly area — 1. An area in which a command is assembled preparatory to further action. 2. In a supply installation, the gross area used for collecting and combining components into complete units, kits, or assemblies …   Military dictionary

  • assembly area — place where all units gather and then move out to the forming up area …   English contemporary dictionary

  • assembly area — the place where a pre spawning concentration of fish occurs, e.g. at stream mouths …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • tactical assembly area — An area that is generally out of the reach of light artillery and the location where units make final preparations (pre combat checks and inspections) and rest, prior to moving to the line of departure. See also assembly area; line of departure …   Military dictionary

  • assembly — as•sem•bly [[t]əˈsɛm bli[/t]] n. pl. blies 1) an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usu. for a particular purpose 2) a group of persons so gathered together, as for religious, political, or educational purposes 3) gov (usu. cap …   From formal English to slang

  • Assembly Square — is a mixed use, smart growth development located on convert|66.5|acre|m2 along the Mystic River in Somerville, Massachusetts. The site is two miles (3 km) from downtown Boston and accessible via I 93 and Route 28/Middlesex Fells Parkway.Currently …   Wikipedia

  • ASSEMBLY OF JEWISH NOTABLES — ASSEMBLY OF JEWISH NOTABLES, convocation of rabbis and Jewish communal leaders from the communities situated in the territories of the French Empire and the Kingdom of Italy convened by a decree of napoleon bonaparte , issued in May 1806 to… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • assembly — as‧sem‧bly [əˈsembli] noun assemblies PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the process of putting the parts of products together: • Routine assembly of colour televisions eventually shifted to Taiwan. • a car …   Financial and business terms

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