armament

[ahr-muh-muh nt]

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noun

the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
armor(def 5).

Usually armaments. military strength collectively: the armaments race; a country without armaments.
the process of equipping or arming for war.

Origin of armament

1690–1700; < Latin armāmenta fittings, equivalent to armā(re) to fit out (see arm²) + -menta (plural) -ment

Related formsnon·ar·ma·ment, noun

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Related Words for armament

ordnance, ammunition, arms, hardware, weaponry, defense, material, gun, heat, protection, munitions, security

Examples from the Web for armament

Contemporary Examples of armament

“We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.
Ukraine Could Explode in the Next 48 Hours
Anna Nemtsova
November 10, 2014

Historical Examples of armament

My dear Quinn, some members of the Cabinet have shares in armament works.
Changing Winds
St. John G. Ervine
But he saw nothing but the flame-throwers in the armament of this force.
Two Thousand Miles Below
Charles Willard Diffin
What then transpired was not a fight, for in armament the two were quite unequal.
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)
Various
Whitby, in times of peace, at least, had not even such "armament."
The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII)
Various
Dispersion of the armament against Algiers by stress of weather.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX
Various

British Dictionary definitions for armament

armament

noun

(often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft
a military force raised and armed ready for war
preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms

Word Origin for armament

C17: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip

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Word Origin and History for armament

c.1600, "munitions of war" (especially the great guns on board a man-of-war), also "naval force equipped for war" (1690s), from Latin armamentum "implement," from Latin armare "to arm, furnish with weapons" from arma (see arm (n.2)). Meaning "process of equipping for war" is from 1813.