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Arming
noun, verb
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
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of arm form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English armyng.
Etymology 2
From Middle English armyng.
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