holding facility

collocation in English

meaningsofholdingandfacility

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holding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/
In football, if a midfield player has a holding role, their main job is to help the defence rather than attack an ...
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facility
noun
uk
/fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/us
/fəˈsɪl.ə.t̬i/
a place, especially including buildings, where a particular ...
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(Definition ofholdingandfacilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofholding facility

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They are then transferred to a more permanentholdingfacility.
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Construction costs for theholdingfacilitywere £668,640.
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They are then transferred to a more permanentholdingfacility.
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Construction costs for theholdingfacilitywere £668,640.
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A temporaryholdingfacilitywas constructed but rarely used.
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The jail is generally a pre-trialholdingfacility, but can keep prisoners for up to two weeks.
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He opened the first centers to deal with juvenile truancy, including a temporaryholdingfacility.
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Wavy arrived at theholdingfacilitydressed in a pair of bright green coveralls.
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The county no longer has aholdingfacilitythat can accommodate a high school.
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Some protestors were kettled by police and detained for several hours without access to food, water or toilets, before being arrested and taken to aholdingfacilityon coaches.
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Leachate collected in the sump is removed by pumping to a vehicle, to aholdingfacilityfor subsequent vehicle pickup, or to an on-site treatment facility.
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On occasions, we have to use prisons and other short-term holding facilities.
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It can be retained in various holding facilities.
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