ARMAMENTS

Noun

armaments

plural of armament

Anagrams

• masterman, men-at-arms

Source: Wiktionary


ARMAMENT

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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