equipment

[ih-kwip-muhnt]

noun

1. anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.

   Synonyms: accouterment, paraphernalia, apparatus

2. the act of equipping a person or thing.

3. the state of being equipped.

4. the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc..

   He has the necessary equipment for law.

5. the rolling stock of a railroad.

equipment

/ ɪˈkwɪpmənt /

noun

1. an act or instance of equipping

2. the items so provided

3. a set of tools, devices, kit, etc, assembled for a specific purpose, such as a soldier's kit and weapons

Other Word Forms

• preequipment noun
• reequipment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of equipment¹

First recorded in 1710–20; equip + -ment

Example Sentences

When asked if the outcome would be different if the ambulance arrived sooner, he said he would have arrived at the hospital earlier but the responder's training and equipment "was not sufficient".

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They were also the scene during the Covid pandemic of massive containership backups that were exacerbated by a lack of modern equipment.

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They own the majority of their filming equipment, eliminating the need for costly camera rentals.

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The centers, full of equipment, generate lots of heat and can use large quantities of water to cool their servers and interiors.

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They contain servers, storage systems and network equipment like routers and firewalls, along with the necessary power and cooling systems to operate them.

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Related Words

• apparatus 
• furnishings 
• furniture 
• machinery 
• material