fəˈsɪlɪti ɪnˈdʌkʃən ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən the act of installing something (as equipment) the telephone installation took only a few minutes a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry the assembly plant is an enormous facility a formal entry into an organization or position or office his initiation into the club he was ordered to report for induction into the army he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame