armament

armament
armament (n.) c.1600, "munitions of war" (especially the great guns on board a man-of-war), also "naval force equipped for war" (1690s), from L. armamentum "implement," from L. armare "to arm, furnish with weapons" from arma (see ARM (Cf. arm) (n.2)). Meaning "process of equipping for war" is from 1813.

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  • armament — ARMAMÉNT, armamente, s.n. Totalitatea mijloacelor tehnice de luptă; arme. – Din fr. armement, lat. armamentum. Trimis de ana zecheru, 16.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  ARMAMÉNT s. (mil.) (pop.) muniţie. (armament de luptă.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004 …   Dicționar Român

  • 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • armament — armament, matériel, munitions, arms, ordnance, artillery, ammunition as used in modern warfare are not all synonyms of one another, but they are frequently confused. In general they mean material used in military, naval, and air operations.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • armament — index ammunition, bomb, gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • armament(s) — [n] weapon(s) ammunition, arms, defense, gun, hardware, heat*, material, materiel, munitions, ordnance, protection, security, weaponry; concept 500 …   New thesaurus

  • armament — ► NOUN 1) (also armaments) military weapons and equipment. 2) the process of equipping military forces for war. ORIGIN Latin armamentum, from armare to arm …   English terms dictionary

  • armament — [är′mə mənt] n. [L armamentum, pl. armamenta, implements, ship s tackle < armare: see ARM2, vt.] 1. [often pl.] all the military forces and equipment of a nation 2. a large force for offense or defense 3. all the guns and other military… …   English World dictionary

  • armament — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)məmənt[/t]] armaments 1) N PLURAL Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country. ...global efforts to reduce nuclear and other armaments. ...the armaments industry. Syn: arms 2) N VAR Armament is used to… …   English dictionary

  • armament — ginklavimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kariuomenės aprūpinimas ginklais ir jų naudojimui reikalingomis priemonėmis. atitikmenys: angl. armament rus. вооружение …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

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