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noun
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
The affixing and securing on of armor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, in-compounds
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noun
The act of supplying with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task.
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noun
The act of preparing a tool or a weapon for action; activation.
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noun
A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays, or used as a visual screen during times of action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
present participle and gerund of arm
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: armament, equipping
Antonyms: disarming
Broader terms: mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
Narrower terms: outfitting, rearmament
History
Inherited from Middle English armyng.
Across languages
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