rearming

re·arm  (r-ärm)

v. re·armed, re·arm·ing, re·arms

v.tr.

1. To arm again.

2. To equip with better weapons.

v.intr.

To arm oneself again.

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re·arma·ment (r-ärm-mnt) n.

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1. An operation that replenishes the prescribed stores of ammunition, bombs, and other armament items for an aircraft, naval ship, tank, or armored vehicle (including replacement of defective ordnance equipment) in order to make it ready for combat service.
2. Resetting the fuze on a bomb or on an artillery, mortar, or rocket projectile so that it will detonate at the desired time.