facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsi-lə-tē 
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
has a great facility for writing
3
: readiness of compliance
4
a(1)
: something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
The resort has a wide range of facilities for young and old alike.
(2)
: lavatory sense 2
—often used in plural
b
: something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
Examples of facility in a Sentence
The facilities are at the end of the corridor.
He had a great facility for writing.
He had great facility with words.
She handled the crisis with facility.
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The Colgate facility sits on the North Yuba River upstream of Englebright Dam, which feeds the lower Yuba.
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In the case at hand, the defendants have been indicted in connection with the July 4 shooting of a local police lieutenant outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Johnson County.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2026
The New Mexico measure prohibits state and local government contracts for ICE detention facilities and bars agreements that allow local law officers to carry out federal immigration functions.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The new rule allows facilities an extra three years to comply with federal groundwater monitoring requirements and one year to complete a report on the coal ash sites.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
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Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Feb. 2026
In the case at hand, the defendants have been indicted in connection with the July 4 shooting of a local police lieutenant outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Johnson County.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated February 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2026
The New Mexico measure prohibits state and local government contracts for ICE detention facilities and bars agreements that allow local law officers to carry out federal immigration functions.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The new rule allows facilities an extra three years to comply with federal groundwater monitoring requirements and one year to complete a report on the coal ash sites.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for facility
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“Facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facility. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: freedom from difficulty : ease
handled with facility
2
: skill and ease in doing something
a great facility for writing well
3
a
: something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier
—usually used in plural
facilities for study
b
: something (as a hospital) that is put up for a particular purpose
Medical Definition
facility
noun
fa·cil·i·ty
fə-ˈsil-ət-ē
plural facilities
1
: the quality of being easily performed
2
: ease in performance : aptitude
3
: something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose
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