arming, armament, equipping
(noun) the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
armament
(noun) weaponry used by military or naval force
Source: WordNet® 3.1
armament (countable and uncountable, plural armaments)
A body of forces equipped for war.
(military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
Any equipment for resistance.
The process of building up military capacity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"ma*ment, n. Etym: [L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F. armement.]
1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. "The whole united armament of Greece." Glover.
2. (Mil. & Nav.)
Definition: All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
3. Any equipment for resistance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
