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armament

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɑː(ɹ)məmənt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 R M AH0 M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A body of forces equipped for war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any equipment for resistance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The process of building up military capacity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arming, equipping

Antonyms: disarmament

Broader terms: mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation

Narrower terms: outfitting, rearmament

6

noun

Meaning 6

weaponry used by military or naval force

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition

Narrower terms: arsenal, armory, armoury, artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance, broadside, launcher, rocket launcher, munition, ordnance store, torpedo

History

Etymology

From Latin armāmentum, from armō (“to arm”).

Across languages

Translations

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: узбро́еныя сі́лы (uzbrójenyja síly) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Bengali: অস্ত্রসস্ত্র (ostrośostro) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Bulgarian: въоръже́ни си́ли (vǎorǎžéni síli) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Finnish: sotajoukko — body of forces equipped for war
  • French: force de frappe — body of forces equipped for war
  • French: forces armées — body of forces equipped for war
  • Georgian: შეიარაღებული ძალები (šeiaraɣebuli ʒalebi) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Georgian: სამხედრო ძალები (samxedro ʒalebi) — body of forces equipped for war
  • German: Kriegsstärke — body of forces equipped for war
  • German: Streitkräfte — body of forces equipped for war
  • Irish: arm — body of forces equipped for war
  • Portuguese: força — body of forces equipped for war
  • Russian: вооружённые си́лы (vooružónnyje síly) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Spanish: armamento — body of forces equipped for war
  • Ukrainian: збро́йні си́ли (zbrójni sýly) — body of forces equipped for war
  • Armenian: սպառազինություն (spaṙazinutʻyun) — all small arms collectively
  • Belarusian: узбрае́нні (uzbrajénni) — all small arms collectively
  • Belarusian: узбрае́ньні (uzbrajénʹni) — all small arms collectively
  • Bulgarian: въоръже́ние (vǎorǎžénie) — all small arms collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 武器 (wǔqì) — all small arms collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 武裝 /武装 (wǔzhuāng) — all small arms collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軍備 /军备 (jūnbèi) — all small arms collectively
  • Finnish: aseistus — all small arms collectively
  • German: Ausrüstung — all small arms collectively
  • German: Rüstung — all small arms collectively
  • Irish: arm — all small arms collectively
  • Irish: armáil — all small arms collectively
  • Japanese: 武装 (busō) — all small arms collectively
  • Japanese: 軍備 (gunbi) — all small arms collectively
  • Korean: 무장 (mujang) — all small arms collectively
  • Korean: 군비 (gunbi) — all small arms collectively
  • Macedonian: вооружу́вања (vooružúvanja) — all small arms collectively
  • Portuguese: armamento — all small arms collectively
  • Russian: вооруже́ния (vooružénija) — all small arms collectively
  • Spanish: armamento — all small arms collectively
  • Ukrainian: озбро́єння (ozbrójennja) — all small arms collectively
  • Armenian: սպառազինություն (spaṙazinutʻyun) — any equipment for resistance
  • Belarusian: узбрае́нне (uzbrajénnje) — any equipment for resistance
  • Belarusian: узбрае́ньне (uzbrajénʹnje) — any equipment for resistance
  • Belarusian: збро́я (zbrója) — any equipment for resistance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 武器 (wǔqì) — any equipment for resistance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軍備 /军备 (jūnbèi) — any equipment for resistance
  • Czech: výzbroj — any equipment for resistance
  • Finnish: varustus — any equipment for resistance
  • French: armement — any equipment for resistance
  • German: Ausrüstung — any equipment for resistance
  • Hindi: शस्त्र (śastra) — any equipment for resistance
  • Hindi: हथियार (hathiyār) — any equipment for resistance
  • Japanese: 武器 (buki) — any equipment for resistance
  • Japanese: 軍備 (gunbi) — any equipment for resistance
  • Japanese: 兵装 (heisō) — any equipment for resistance
  • Korean: 무기 (mugi) — any equipment for resistance
  • Korean: 군비 (gunbi) — any equipment for resistance
  • Macedonian: вооружу́вање (vooružúvanje) — any equipment for resistance
  • Macedonian: о́ружје (óružje) — any equipment for resistance
  • Norman: armément — any equipment for resistance
  • Polish: uzbrojenie — any equipment for resistance
  • Polish: broń — any equipment for resistance
  • Portuguese: armamento — any equipment for resistance
  • Russian: вооруже́ние (vooružénije) — any equipment for resistance
  • Russian: ору́жие (orúžije) — any equipment for resistance
  • Slovene: oborožitev — any equipment for resistance
  • Ukrainian: озбро́єння (ozbrójennja) — any equipment for resistance
  • Ukrainian: збро́я (zbrója) — any equipment for resistance
  • Arabic: تَسْلِيح (taslīḥ) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Armenian: սպառազինություն (spaṙazinutʻyun) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Azerbaijani: silahlandırma — the process of building up military capacity
  • Azerbaijani: təslih — the process of building up military capacity
  • Belarusian: узбро́йванне (uzbrójvannje) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Belarusian: узбро́йваньне (uzbrójvanʹnje) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Belarusian: узбрае́нне (uzbrajénnje) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Belarusian: узбрае́ньне (uzbrajénʹnje) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Bulgarian: въоръжа́ване (vǎorǎžávane) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Czech: vyzbrojení — the process of building up military capacity
  • Danish: oprustning — the process of building up military capacity
  • Finnish: varustelu — the process of building up military capacity
  • French: armement — the process of building up military capacity
  • Georgian: შეიარაღება (šeiaraɣeba) — the process of building up military capacity
  • German: Aufrüstung — the process of building up military capacity
  • Hindi: शस्त्रीकरण (śastrīkaraṇ) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Irish: armáil — the process of building up military capacity
  • Macedonian: вооружу́вање (vooružúvanje) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Iranian Persian: تَسْلیح (taslih) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Iranian Persian: تَسْلیحات (taslihât) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Polish: uzbrojenie — the process of building up military capacity
  • Portuguese: armamento — the process of building up military capacity
  • Russian: вооруже́ние (vooružénije) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Slovak: zbrojenie — the process of building up military capacity
  • Slovene: oboroževanje — the process of building up military capacity
  • Swedish: rustning — the process of building up military capacity
  • Swedish: upprustning — the process of building up military capacity
  • Ukrainian: озбро́ювання (ozbrójuvannja) — the process of building up military capacity
  • Ukrainian: озбро́єння (ozbrójennja) — the process of building up military capacity
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