Collocations for facility - noun
1. (usually facilities) buildings/services/equipment
ADJECTIVE
excellent,
first-class,
good
adequate, appropriate, proper, suitable
inadequate, poor (esp. BrE)
basic, limited
a hotel with only basic facilities
adequate, appropriate, proper, suitable
inadequate, poor (esp. BrE)
basic, limited
a hotel with only basic facilities
modern,
state-of-the-art,
up-to-date
extensive
extra (esp. BrE)
available, existing
We are looking to upgrade the existing facilities.
extensive
extra (esp. BrE)
available, existing
We are looking to upgrade the existing facilities.
essential,
necessary
to improve access to essential facilities
to improve access to essential facilities
community (esp. BrE),
local
hospitals, schools and other major community facilities
hospitals, schools and other major community facilities
communal,
shared
The communal facilities were in a bad state.
The communal facilities were in a bad state.
public
disabled (BrE)
The stadium was criticized for its lack of disabled facilities.
disabled (BrE)
The stadium was criticized for its lack of disabled facilities.
conference
airport, hotel
bar (BrE)
leisure (esp. BrE), recreational, social (esp. BrE)
sporting (esp. BrE), sports
play (esp. BrE)
transport (esp. BrE), transportation (esp. AmE), travel (esp. BrE)
parking
shopping (esp. BrE)
dining
catering (BrE), cooking (esp. BrE), kitchen (esp. BrE)
baby-changing (BrE), bathroom, laundry, sanitary, shower, toilet (BrE), washing (esp. BrE)
en suite (esp. BrE), private
All bedrooms offer private facilities (= a private bathroom).
airport, hotel
bar (BrE)
leisure (esp. BrE), recreational, social (esp. BrE)
sporting (esp. BrE), sports
play (esp. BrE)
transport (esp. BrE), transportation (esp. AmE), travel (esp. BrE)
parking
shopping (esp. BrE)
dining
catering (BrE), cooking (esp. BrE), kitchen (esp. BrE)
baby-changing (BrE), bathroom, laundry, sanitary, shower, toilet (BrE), washing (esp. BrE)
en suite (esp. BrE), private
All bedrooms offer private facilities (= a private bathroom).
health,
health-care,
hospital,
medical
childcare, crèche (BrE), day-care, nursery (esp. BrE)
educational, training
library, research
laboratory
childcare, crèche (BrE), day-care, nursery (esp. BrE)
educational, training
library, research
laboratory
VERB + facility
have,
offer,
provide
improve, upgrade
make use of, use
I made full use of the computing facilities.
improve, upgrade
make use of, use
I made full use of the computing facilities.
facility + VERB
be available,
exist
include sth
Facilities include a large indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna.
include sth
Facilities include a large indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna.
PREPOSITION
facility for
The school has no facilities for the teaching of music.
The hotel provides excellent facilities for children.
The school has no facilities for the teaching of music.
The hotel provides excellent facilities for children.
2. (esp. AmE) a building used for a particular activity
ADJECTIVE
large
50 000-square-foot, etc.
modern, state-of-the-art
purpose-built (BrE)
new
existing
plans to renovate an existing facility
50 000-square-foot, etc.
modern, state-of-the-art
purpose-built (BrE)
new
existing
plans to renovate an existing facility
permanent,
temporary
a temporary storage facility for blood samples
a temporary storage facility for blood samples
long-term
residents of long-term care facilities
residents of long-term care facilities
federal,
local,
state
prisoners in state and federal facilities
prisoners in state and federal facilities
community,
public
private
commercial, industrial
maintenance, manufacturing, processing, production, storage, testing, transport, … treatment
a water treatment facility
private
commercial, industrial
maintenance, manufacturing, processing, production, storage, testing, transport, … treatment
a water treatment facility
correctional,
detention
He spent 90 days at the county's local correctional facility.
He spent 90 days at the county's local correctional facility.
military
weapons
chemical, nuclear
health, health-care, hospital, medical
a mental health facility
weapons
chemical, nuclear
health, health-care, hospital, medical
a mental health facility
dining
childcare, day-care
educational, training
fitness, sports
practice
She trains with the team at their practice facility.
childcare, day-care
educational, training
fitness, sports
practice
She trains with the team at their practice facility.
research
lab (informal), laboratory
communication, communications
lab (informal), laboratory
communication, communications
VERB + facility
design
build, construct
expand
open
The company expects to open its facility by late September.
build, construct
expand
open
The company expects to open its facility by late September.
use
The old facility is now used for storage of dry products.
The old facility is now used for storage of dry products.
manage,
operate
maintain
lease, rent
tour, visit
A doctor visited the facility and found deplorable conditions.
maintain
lease, rent
tour, visit
A doctor visited the facility and found deplorable conditions.
facility + VERB
be located
a production facility located in New Mexico
a production facility located in New Mexico
house
The 100 000 square-foot facility houses labs for NASA's research.
The 100 000 square-foot facility houses labs for NASA's research.
3. special feature of a machine/service
ADJECTIVE
central
The archive offers a central facility for cataloguing and indexing data.
The archive offers a central facility for cataloguing and indexing data.
backup
The report warns that there are no backup facilities if the reprocessing plant breaks down.
The report warns that there are no backup facilities if the reprocessing plant breaks down.
support
training and other support facilities
training and other support facilities
special
useful
technical
credit, loan, overdraft (BrE)
a bank account with an overdraft facility
useful
technical
credit, loan, overdraft (BrE)
a bank account with an overdraft facility
editing,
help,
mail,
search
(all computing)
facility + VERB
allow sth,
allow for sth
The software's ‘list’ facility allows users to compile their own list.
The software's ‘list’ facility allows users to compile their own list.
4. natural ability
PREPOSITION
with facility
He played with great facility.
He played with great facility.
facility for
She showed an amazing facility for mind-reading.
She showed an amazing facility for mind-reading.