ARMAMENT

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

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Etymology

Noun

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

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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

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