Armament
/ˈɑː(ɹ)məmənt/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A body of forces equipped for war. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war wordnet
- 3 All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification. countable, uncountable
- 4 weaponry used by military or naval force wordnet
- 5 Any equipment for resistance. countable, uncountable
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- 6 The process of building up military capacity. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament."
Etymology
From Latin armāmentum, from armō (“I arm”).