Hypertext Webster Gateway: "armament"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Armament \Ar"ma*ment\, n. [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.) All the cannon and small arms collectively,
with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a
fortification.

3. Any equipment for resistance.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

armament
n 1: weaponry used by military or naval force
2: the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
[syn: {arming}, {equipping}] [ant: {disarming}, {disarming}]

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