armament

[ahr-muh-muh nt]

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 armaments

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

Examples from the Web for armaments

Contemporary Examples of armaments

They had tanks and mortars and all sorts of armaments provided by the American taxpayer.
Iraq Is Vietnam 2.0 And U.S. Drones Won’t Solve The Problem
Leslie H. Gelb
June 12, 2014
And if so, does that mean that you then have to take out the armaments in Damascus and are you prepared then to bomb Damascus?
That Fascinating Obama–Charlie Rose Interview
Michael Tomasky
June 18, 2013
But there appeared to be no evidence that armaments were stored in the Dalu home.
Will Israel Order a Ground Invasion in Gaza?
Sarah A. Topol, Dan Ephron
November 19, 2012
In what way, exactly, is a nation bristling with armaments like people gunned down by the Einsatzgruppen?
Tel Aviv is Not Vilna
Emily L. Hauser
April 20, 2012
From assault rifles to antiaircraft missiles, Libya is overflowing with armaments.
Libya’s Weapons Problem
Igor Kossov
September 6, 2011

Historical Examples of armaments

They differ in the number of men and the quantity of armaments assigned to them.
Secret Armies
John L. Spivak
Literary criticism, armaments, tariffs, manners—there was no end to it.
The Worshippers
Damon Francis Knight
This proof lies in his handling of the nation's armaments and finances.
William Pitt and the Great War
John Holland Rose
Wasn't it that book that converted the millionaire maker of armaments of war?
The Convert
Elizabeth Robins
He broke off into a digression on armaments and speeds in which I could not follow him.
The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers

British Dictionary definitions for armaments

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 armaments

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.