1 (facilities) [pl.] buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose:
sports / leisure facilities * conference / storage facilities * shopping / banking / cooking facilities * The hotel has special facilities for welcoming disabled people. * All rooms have private facilities (= a private bathroom).
2 [C] a special feature of a machine, service, etc. that makes it possible to do sth extra:
a bank account with an overdraft facility * a facility for checking spelling * This facility allows the user to input text in various forms onto the screen and thus create a true newspaper page.
3 [C] a place, usually including buildings, used for a particular purpose or activity:
the world's largest nuclear waste facility * a new health care facility
4 [sing.,U] ~ (for sth) a natural ability to learn or do sth easily:
She has a great facility for languages. * He plays the piano with surprising facility.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is facility a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, facility is tagged as noun.
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