Definition of armament Armament

/ɑˈɹmʌmʌnt/ - [armumunt] - ar•ma•ment

We found 14 definitions of armament from 8 different sources.

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What does armament mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: armaments

armament - weaponry used by military or naval force
  implements of war, weaponry, weapons system, arms, munition weapons considered collectively
  armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
  arsenal, armory, armoury a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
  heavy weapon, ordnance, artillery, gun large but transportable armament
  broadside the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
  rocket launcher, launcher armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
  ordnance store, ordnance, munition military supplies
armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
  arming, equipping
  disarmament, disarming act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
  militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
  outfitting the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • armament (Noun)
    A body of forces equipped for war.
  • armament (Noun)
    All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
  • armament (Noun)
    Any equipment for resistance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • armament (n.)
    A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.
  • armament (n.)
    All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
  • armament (n.)
    Any equipment for resistance.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • armament
    The weapons, ammunition and equipment held by a military unit or state.
  • armament
    The total force held by a military unit or state.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • armament
    ärm′a-ment, n. forces armed or equipped for war: munitions of war, esp. the great guns with which a ship is armed. [L. armamentaarma.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • armament
    A naval or military force equipped for an expedition. The arming of a vessel or place.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • armament
    A body of forces equipped for war;--used as a land force. All arrangements made for the defense of a fortification with musketry and artillery.

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