were equipping
- past progressive of equip.
Example Sentences
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The WHO said the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention were equipping the hardest-hit countries with technology to enable real-time reporting of cases and analysis of trends.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2014
It was known that Spanish ships of war were equipping at Callao purposely to attack them; and also that their former Commander, Edward Davis, with a good ship, was near this part of the coast.
From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James
Early in the fall of 1908 Haughton heard rumors that the Indians were equipping their backfield in a very peculiar fashion.
From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by Edwards, William Hanford
On the 5th Halleck made a report to Grant that 22,000 new cavalry horses had been issued at the posts where Thomas's forces were equipping, since September 20th.
From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson
They were equipping it with a sunshade and curious shields like wings.
From Sand Doom by Leinster, Murray
