loadout

American  

[lohd-out] / ˈloʊdˌaʊt /

Or load-out

noun

1. the set of equipment carried into battle.

   Battleships in the area are likely to have an ammo loadout consistent with a potential ship-on-ship engagement.

2. any set of items or equipment carried for a specific purpose.

   The loadout for the archaeological dig included precision equipment and digging tools.

3. (in a video game) the set of items, abilities, and tools equipped by the player.

   Seven of the playable characters have a long-range weapon included in their loadout.

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Etymology

Origin of loadout

First recorded in 1980–85; noun use of verb phrase load out “to unload, offload, transfer (a load)” (originally a military usage)

Example Sentences

The system is natural and makes swapping between weapons — and assembling the right loadout — an integral part of fights.

From The Verge • Oct. 20, 2021

My personal experience as a counterterrorism agent tells me that Zhang’s alleged loadout is consistent with an effort to monitor computer systems while evading surveillance.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2019

Cargill currently has a soybean processing plant, a grain elevator and truck and rail bulk loadout operation at the site.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2018

Over time, players will be able to customize their characters, though in the demo the loadout options were kept simply to class choices and two different weapon types.

From The Verge • Jun. 11, 2017

In that game you could equip a bow in one loadout and a sword in the other and move freely between styles.

From Forbes • Nov. 11, 2014