armament

[ ahr-muh-muh nt ]

/ ˈɑr mə mənt /

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.

Nearby words

armadillo, armageddon, armagh, armagnac, armalite, armaments, armamentarium, armaments, armand, armani, armarian

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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Examples from the Web for armaments

They had tanks and mortars and all sorts of armaments provided by the American taxpayer.
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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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

From assault rifles to antiaircraft missiles, Libya is overflowing with armaments.
Libya’s Weapons Problem|Igor Kossov|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He replied: "We do not know of any armaments in the Austrian states which can be magnified into preparations for war."
Louis Philippe|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
We have been urging disarmament while spending millions to increase our own armaments.
Our National Defense:|George Hebard Maxwell
Literary criticism, armaments, tariffs, manners—there was no end to it.
The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
The strategical position of Russia was no more sound than the state of her armaments.
A Short History of the Great War|A. F. Pollard
No other government has nationalized the manufacture of armaments and war-materials to the exclusion of private manufacturers.
Defenseless America|Hudson Maxim

British Dictionary definitions for armaments

armament

/ (ˈɑːməmənt) /

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.

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