"facility" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈsɪlɪti/ Audio: en-us-facility.ogg [US] Forms: facility [singular], facilities [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|facility|facilities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A place's facilities are its rooms, equipment, and services.
    Sense id: simple-facility-en-noun-Sw9GKOl-
  2. A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building.
    Sense id: simple-facility-en-noun-vOwQLvTB
  3. If you have a facility for something, you do it well or learn it easily.
    Sense id: simple-facility-en-noun-P5UCldWq
  4. The facilities is the washroom or toilet.
    Sense id: simple-facility-en-noun-E2NCf3zt
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        {
          "text": "Picnic, barbecue and playground facilities are located throughout the park."
        },
        {
          "text": "The money helps to provide equipment and facilities for physical education."
        }
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        {
          "text": "He found that Houston neighborhoods had quality recreational facilities, a friendly environment and extra security."
        },
        {
          "text": "The town now has the cleanest wastewater treatment facility in the state."
        },
        {
          "text": "I hated the idea of putting my mother in a nursing facility."
        },
        {
          "text": "I put most of what I owned to a storage facility, and moved to California."
        },
        {
          "text": "The church has started operating an educational facility just off Highway 11."
        }
      ],
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        "A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your son has a special facility for causing problems."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you have a facility for something, you do it well or learn it easily."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Excuse me, but may I used the facilities?"
        }
      ],
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        "The facilities is the washroom or toilet."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/fəˈsɪlɪti/"
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Picnic, barbecue and playground facilities are located throughout the park."
        },
        {
          "text": "The money helps to provide equipment and facilities for physical education."
        }
      ],
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        "A place's facilities are its rooms, equipment, and services."
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "He found that Houston neighborhoods had quality recreational facilities, a friendly environment and extra security."
        },
        {
          "text": "The town now has the cleanest wastewater treatment facility in the state."
        },
        {
          "text": "I hated the idea of putting my mother in a nursing facility."
        },
        {
          "text": "I put most of what I owned to a storage facility, and moved to California."
        },
        {
          "text": "The church has started operating an educational facility just off Highway 11."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A facility is a building for a particular purpose, such as doing sport, policing, health care, etc., often a large public building."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Your son has a special facility for causing problems."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Excuse me, but may I used the facilities?"
        }
      ],
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        "The facilities is the washroom or toilet."
      ]
    }
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