armament

[ ahr-muh-muhnt ]

noun

1. the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
2. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
3. armor ( def 5 ).
4. Usually armaments. military strength collectively:

   the armaments race; a country without armaments.

5. the process of equipping or arming for war.

armament

/ ˈɑːməmənt /

noun

1. often plural the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft
2. a military force raised and armed ready for war
3. preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms

Other Words From

• non·arma·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of armament¹

1690–1700; < Latin armāmenta fittings, equivalent to armā ( re ) to fit out ( arm ² ) + -menta (plural) -ment

Word History and Origins

Origin of armament¹

C17: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip

Example Sentences

The tender’s bulwarks were not equipped to protect its crew from the slave trader’s heavy armament, so still mostly becalmed, Downes ordered the exhausted crew back to oars.

From Time

Likewise, a human operator ordinarily makes the decision to employ the armament on the Jaguar’s Pitbull remote weapon system by using a so-called “point-and-shoot” interface.

From The Daily Beast

Lown became interested in the dangers of nuclear armament in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

From Washington Post

Profoundly disturbed by the threat of nuclear war, he saw an opportunity — and responsibility — for doctors on both sides of the Iron Curtain to oppose nuclear armament.

From Washington Post

Ships also offer customizable loadouts, letting you equip different engine types or armaments to suit your tastes, be they speedy flybys or head-on assaults.

From Time

During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.

From The Daily Beast

“We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.

From The Daily Beast

Bonaparte with an immense armament sailed from Toulon for the conquest of Egypt.

From Project Gutenberg

At length the court of Madrid began to be alarmed for the safety of Brazil, and fitted out a large armament for its relief.

From Project Gutenberg

They were forced to retire with the loss of 2,000 men, and soon after compelled to withdraw the armament.

From Project Gutenberg

The Colophonians once possessed a considerable armament, consisting both of ships and of cavalry.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seven seamen; the rest were with difficulty towed out of the creek.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ammunition
• arms
• hardware
• ordnance
• weaponry