securement

[ si-kyoor-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of securing.
2. security or protection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of securement¹

First recorded in 1615–25; secure + -ment

Example Sentences

“An examination of several of the empty pockets where columns once stood also did not reveal any indication of positive securement of the columns at or below the finished floor level.”

From The Verge

Reacting to the news of the Brexit deal last week, UK Music, a lobbying group which represents the industry, said it "welcomed" the securement of a deal.

From BBC

Though their work at Oaks Corners sometimes overlapped, they spent their days apart at paid jobs, his as a securement specialist at a trucking company and hers at North Seneca Ambulance, where she works in emergency medical services.

From New York Times

There, she and the Calspan team got to work, testing two different Q’Straint securement systems against the specifications that the FAA recommends for airplane seats.

From Salon

It wasn't long, she recalls, before she came across a news release announcing that a system built by Q’Straint, a wheelchair securement company based in Florida, had recently passed a test exposing it 20 Gs.

From Salon