equipment

[ ih-kwip-muhnt ]

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noun

anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.
the act of equipping a person or thing.

the state of being equipped.
the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law.
the rolling stock of a railroad.

Origin of equipment

First recorded in 1710–20; equip + -ment

Other words for equipment

1	apparatus, paraphernalia, accouterment

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Other words from equipment

pre·e·quip·ment, noun
re·e·quip·ment, noun

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How to use equipment in a sentence

The Republicans obtained possession of clothing and equipments which had been landed for 40,000 men.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
By this pallid light I labored to strike the two empty tents, gather up our equipments and pack them on our five mules.
In Search of the Unknown | Robert W. Chambers
I shall, therefore, without further preface, proceed to describe my travelling equipments.
Hudson Bay | R.M. Ballantyne
It lost nearly all its guns and equipments, about 15,000 killed and wounded, and the same number of prisoners.
Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? | Henry V. Boynton
Preparatory to the march to the sea the great army about Atlanta had been carefully inspected both as to men and equipments.
Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville? | Henry V. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for equipment

equipment

/ (ɪˈkwɪpmənt) /

noun

an act or instance of equipping
the items so provided

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

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