equipment

[ ih-kwip-muhnt ]

/ ɪˈkwɪp mənt /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of equipment

First recorded in 1710–20; equip + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR equipment

1. apparatus, paraphernalia, accouterment.

Related formspre·e·quip·ment, nounre·e·quip·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for equipments

The arms are stacked and the equipments (except cartridge belts) may be removed.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss
Thus burdened with baggage and equipments, the explorers started out.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
The cache, too, had been plundered, and the saddles and other equipments carried off.
Astoria|Washington Irving
This will obviate the possibility of any of our equipments sinking, even should the floe on which they are break up.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

After securing in a safe place the boats and equipments, we began to look about us for a place to build a hut.
North-Pole Voyages|Zachariah Atwell Mudge

British Dictionary definitions for equipments

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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Word Origin and History for equipments