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equipment

American  
[ih-kwip-muhnt] / ɪˈkwɪp mənt /

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • preequipment noun
  • reequipment noun

Etymology

Origin of equipment

First recorded in 1710–20; equip + -ment

Example Sentences

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For all of the technological advances that have made this footage possible, even the most sophisticated equipment is little more than a hunk of carbon-fiber without a skilled human manning the controller.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dozens of cars, some with their trunks opened to display camera equipment, were parked in the shadows of 30-foot saguaros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Experts say this facility may be designed to protect Iran's uranium enrichment activities or key equipment, but its exact purpose - and whether it is operational - remains unclear.

From BBC

By the 2010s, the military was less than half its Cold War size and much of its weaponry and equipment were in disrepair.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a much larger piece of equipment, at more than three times the size and with up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of its BlueBird 1-5 series.

From Barron's