arming
Britishnoun
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the act of taking arms or providing with arms
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nautical a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom
Example Sentences
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According to prosecutors, Allen spent his last minutes checking websites that covered Trump's whereabouts, arming himself, and posing for a selfie taken with a cellphone in the mirror of his room.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Writing on X, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk referenced the decision, saying: "We are arming up together with our friends so that our enemies will never dare to attack us."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The U.S. and U.N. have long accused Rwanda of funding, arming and fighting alongside M23.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers this month proposed arming a new agency with $2.5 billion to support domestic supply chains for rare earths and other critical materials, including through recycling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
She trained on-site at the airfield where the regiment was currently stationed, arming bombs and attaching them to the Pe-2s.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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