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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North Korea also recently carried out missile tests from the naval Choe Hyon destroyer, claiming the country was in the process of "arming the Navy with nuclear weapons".
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Unlike Russia, Canada has no intention of arming its icebreakers.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
But for a ceasefire to hold it would have to be accompanied by an agreement that regional backers stop arming the parties - and that will not be easy to achieve.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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
On February 26, after two Americans were drowned in the sinking of the British liner Laconia by a German submarine, Wilson asked Congress for permission to begin arming American merchant ships.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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