armament
A body of forces equipped for warA body of forces equipped for war.
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» The assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)A body of forces equipped for war.
Kriegsstärke, Streitkräfte
вооружённые си́лыvooružónnyje síly
збро́йні си́лиzbrójni sýly
(countable, uncountable)All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
Ausrüstung, Rüstung
вооруже́нияvooružénija
озбро́єнняozbrójennja
(countable, uncountable)Any equipment for resistance.
Ausrüstung
вооруже́ниеvooružénije, ору́жиеorúžije
озбро́єнняozbrójennja, збро́яzbrója
(countable, uncountable)The process of building up military capacity.
Aufrüstung
вооруже́ниеvooružénije
озбро́юванняozbrójuvannja, озбро́єнняozbrójennja
- weaponry used by military or naval force
- the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war
Examples
3 sentencesThe assembly voted to protest against any nuclear armament.
A radical disarmament treaty prohibits all armaments and armed forces.
We must consider the question of whether we can afford such huge sums for armaments.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin armāmentum, from armō (“to arm”).From Latin armāmentum, from armō (“to arm”).
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Forms
plural: armamentsSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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