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English Dictionary: armament by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
armament
n
  1. weaponry used by military or naval force
  2. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
    Synonym(s): arming, armament, equipping
    Antonym(s): disarmament, disarming
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. [bd]The whole united armament of Greece.[b8]
            --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.
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