[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ]
![Merriam-Webster Logo](https://i0.wp.com/www.merriam-webster.com/images/newsletters/ld_email_tpl_v1/mw_logo_globe_icon_ld.gif?resize=80%2C96)
Learner’s Word of the Day
April 11
A patient arriving at an emergency medical facility
facility
/fəˈsɪləti/
noun
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
He had a great facility for writing.
He had great facility with words.
She handled the crisis with facility.
![](https://i2.wp.com/www.drhinternet.net/images/wodhtml2010/tran_20x20.gif?resize=20%2C20)
![](https://i2.wp.com/www.drhinternet.net/images/wodhtml2010/tran_20x20.gif?resize=389%2C20)
![](https://i2.wp.com/www.drhinternet.net/images/wodhtml2010/tran_20x20.gif?resize=160%2C20)
![](http://www.drhinternet.net/mw/open.php?M=749584&N=9255&L=7)
Related
Give some Likes to Authors