What does "arming" mean?

The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.

What is a synonym for "arming"?

Common synonyms include: armament, equipping.

Arming

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
"The arming was now universal."
2
the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war wordnet
3
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.; The affixing and securing on of armor. especially, in-compounds
"arming buckle, arming doublet, arming garments (garments for anchoring armor to), arming harness, arming jacket, arming nail, arming point, arming straps (for securing armor)"
4
The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task.
"The novelty largely consists in the arming of such subordinate officials of the statutory court with the new magic wand of the record book and of spoken English;[…]"
5
The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
"This insures the arming of the fuze when fired."

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6
A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
"the nature of the sea bed indicated by the arming in the cavity at the base[…]"
7
One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action. in-plural