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armament

noun

ar·​ma·​ment ˈär-mə-mənt How to pronounce armament (audio)
 also  ˈärm-mənt
1
: a military or naval force
2
a
: the aggregate of a nation's military strength
b
: weapons, arms
3
: the process of preparing for war

Example Sentences

The country's armament will take years. a small nation that is determined to have adequate armaments
Recent Examples on the Web The announcement comes just hours after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. approved another $675 million in heavy armament for Ukraine’s forces. Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Another might be about the comedy of you running through a castle, screaming, while 100 enemies you were supposed to stealth past pelt you with every armament known to medieval man. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2020 And from the southern vantage, Mexicans have a clear view on vicious cycles of armament – and how American gun laws make their security worse. Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2022 The deal probably would also include the 100-pound Hellfire missiles that are the MQ-1C’s main armament. David Axe, Forbes, 2 June 2022 And, even though, after fifteen years, only one of three Zumwalt-class destroyers is currently commissioned, the Pentagon seems set to allow those ships to wallow around, with no mission and no functional primary armament. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 South Korea is preparing to elect a new president on March 9 in a neck-and-neck race, and the debate over nuclear armament was reignited during the fall primary among conservative candidates as a potential party platform idea. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 The clearest option would be massive investment in domestic military capacity and armament, but this would likely be seen by Russia as a threat. Jan Smoleński, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2022 The return of tactical nuclear armament has seemed out of reach for many years, but the debate has cropped up repeatedly. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French armement "action of arming, equipping of an armed force" (from armer "to arm entry 2" + -ment -ment), reshaped after Latin armāmenta (neuter plural) "sailing gear of a ship, equipment, implements," from armāre "to arm entry 2, equip" + -menta, plural of -mentum -ment

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of armament was in 1632

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