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armament

[ ahr-muh-muhnt ]

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noun

the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
armor ( def 5 ).
Usually armaments. military strength collectively:
the armaments race; a country without armaments.
the process of equipping or arming for war.

armament

/ ˈɑːməmənt /

1690–1700; < Latin armāmenta fittings, equivalent to armā ( re ) to fit out ( arm ² ) + -menta (plural) -ment

C17: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip

During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.

“We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.

Bonaparte with an immense armament sailed from Toulon for the conquest of Egypt.

At length the court of Madrid began to be alarmed for the safety of Brazil, and fitted out a large armament for its relief.

They were forced to retire with the loss of 2,000 men, and soon after compelled to withdraw the armament.

The Colophonians once possessed a considerable armament, consisting both of ships and of cavalry.

One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seven seamen; the rest were with difficulty towed out of the creek.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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