armament

[ ahr-muh-muhnt ]

/ ˈɑr mə mənt /

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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.

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Origin of armament

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

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non·ar·ma·ment, noun

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How to use armament in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
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
In this talk he said that modern wars are due to mutual distrust on the part of the nations and great armaments.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
This was the explanation of the appalling armaments in northern Spain, beyond the Ebro.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Here, it is said, he often wandered "among the many spoils of marbles brought by the armaments of Pisa to this city."
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
Literary criticism, armaments, tariffs, manners—there was no end to it.
The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
As a counsellor he exerted commanding weight on two main branches of national policy, Ireland and armaments.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

British Dictionary definitions for armament

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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