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facility (enc)

Facility

Noun1.facility - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land
arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
athletic facility - a facility for athletic events
backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors
communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information
course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile"
depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles
meeting place, forum, assembly - a public facility to meet for open discussion
gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service
zoo, zoological garden, menagerie - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
military installation - any facility servicing military forces
grid, power grid, power system - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation
sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
source - a facility where something is available
station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities"
water supply, water system, water - facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
2.facility - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight - adroitness in using the hands
3.facility - a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
effortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice"
4.facility - services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"
services - performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent"
5.facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"

 

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