armament

[ahr-muh-muhnt]

noun

1. the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.

2. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.

3. armor.

4. Usually armaments. military strength collectively.

   the armaments race; a country without armaments.

5. the process of equipping or arming for war.

armament

/ ˈɑːməmənt /

noun

1. (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft

2. a military force raised and armed ready for war

3. preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms

Other Word Forms

• nonarmament noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of armament¹

1690–1700; < Latin armāmenta fittings, equivalent to armā ( re ) to fit out ( arm ² ) + -menta (plural) -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of armament¹

C17: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip

Example Sentences

The OT’s Jewish victims, like their non-Jewish counterparts, were forced to work on everything from underground armaments factories to V-2 rockets and even a railroad above the Arctic Circle in Norway.

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Hezbollah has been rebuilding its armaments and battered ranks since then, according to people familiar with Israeli and Arab intelligence.

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In Lebanon, Hezbollah is rebuilding its armaments and battered ranks, according to people familiar with Israeli and Arab intelligence.

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Antimony prices have quadrupled from two years ago and supplies are now scarce, just as defense companies need to replenish stockpiles of armaments exhausted by the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

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Xi ramped up defense purges again in the summer of 2023, starting with officers commanding China’s nuclear arsenal, reaching into the military’s highest echelons and defense contractors that produce stealth fighters and other advanced armaments.

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Related Words

• ammunition 
• arms 
• hardware 
• ordnance 
• weaponry