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armament

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ar·ma·ment  (ärm-mnt)
n.
1. The weapons and supplies of war with which a military unit is equipped.
2. All the military forces and war equipment of a country. Often used in the plural.
3. A military force equipped for war.
4. The process of arming for war.

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

arma·mentar·y (-mnt-r, -mntr) adj.

armament [ˈɑːməmənt]
n
1. (Military) (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft
2. (Military) a military force raised and armed ready for war
3. (Military) preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms
[from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.armament - weaponry used by military or naval forcearmament - weaponry used by military or naval force
arsenal, armory, armoury - all the weapons and equipment that a country has
artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance, gun - large but transportable armament
broadside - all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
launcher, rocket launcher - armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
ordnance, ordnance store, munition - military supplies
torpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectively
armed 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 wararmament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
militarisation, 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 ship
rearmament - 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
armament [ˈɑːməmənt]
A. Narmamento m
armaments (= weapons) → armamento msing
B. CPD the armaments industry Nla industria de armamento, la industria armamentista or armamentística

armament [ˈɑːrməmənt]
n
[aircraft, military vehicle] → armement m
[country] → armement m
armaments npl (= weapons) → armements mpl

armament
n
armaments pl (= weapons)Ausrüstung f
(= preparation)Aufrüstung f no pl; much of the national budget is devoted to armamentein großer Teil des Staatshaushalts geht in die Rüstung

armament
n armament [ˈaːməmənt]
(usually in plural) equipment for war, eg the guns etc of a ship, tank etc. wapentuig تَسَلُّح، عِتاد حَرب въоръжение výzbroj udrustning; bevæbning die Waffen; die Bewaffnung εξοπλισμός armamento relvastus تسلیحات نظامی aseistus armement נֶשֶק युद्ध-सामग्री naoružanje fegyverzet persenjataan, alat-alat perang hergögn armamento 軍備 병기 ginkluotė bruņojums persenjataan wapentuig krigsmateriell uzbrojenie armamento armament вооружение výzbroj oborožitev teško naoružanje krigsrustning, beväpning, bestyckning อาวุธยุทธภัณฑ์ savaş malzemesi 軍備 озброєння فوجی تیاریاں ، جنگی سامان vũ khí


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He, seeing this grotesque figure clad in armour that did not match any more than his saddle, bridle, lance, buckler, or corselet, was not at all indisposed to join the damsels in their manifestations of amusement; but, in truth, standing in awe of such a complicated armament, he thought it best to speak him fairly, so he said, "Senor Caballero, if your worship wants lodging, bating the bed (for there is not one in the inn) there is plenty of everything else here.
I must confess the sight of all this armament, all this preparation, greatly excited me.
His own method of fighting seemed best fitted to his build and to his armament.
 
 
 
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