[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ]

A patient arriving at an emergency medical facility


1 a [count] : something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose



a large manufacturing facility


a new sewage-treatment facility


The injured child was rushed to a medical facility. [=a hospital]


a correctional facility [=a prison]



1 b [count] : something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier — usually plural



The resort offers a wide range of facilities for young and old alike.



1 c facilities [plural] informal : BATHROOM



The facilities are at the end of the corridor.



2 : skill and ease in doing something


[singular]



He had a great facility for writing.


[noncount]



He had great facility with words.


She handled the crisis with facility.
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