armament

ar·ma·ment

A0426800 (är′mə-mənt)n.1. The weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped.2. often armaments All the military forces and war equipment of a country.3. A military force equipped for war.4. The process of arming for war.

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[Latin armāmenta, tools, from arma, arms; see arm².]

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ar′ma·men′tar·y (-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē) adj.

armament

(ˈɑːməmənt) n1. (Military) (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft2. (Military) a military force raised and armed ready for war3. (Military) preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms[C17: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip]

ar•ma•ment

(ˈɑr mə mənt)

n. 1. the arms with which a military unit is supplied. 2. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war. 3. armor (def. 5). 4. Usu., armaments. military strength collectively. 5. the process of arming for war. [1690–1700; < Latin armāmenta fittings]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	armament - weaponry used by military or naval forcearsenal, armory, armoury - all the weapons and equipment that a country hasartillery, heavy weapon, ordnance, gun - large but transportable armamentbroadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warshiplauncher, rocket launcher - armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocketordnance, ordnance store, munition - military suppliestorpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a targetarms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectivelyarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for wararming, equippingmilitarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"outfitting - the act of renovating and fitting out a shiprearmament - the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"disarmament, disarming - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"

Translations

军备武器装备

armament

(ˈaːməmənt) noun (usually in plural) equipment for war, eg the guns etc of a ship, tank etc. 軍備 武器装备，军备