| Title | Armament |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology armament c.1600, "munitions of war" (especially the great guns on board a man-of-war), also "naval force equipped for war" (1699), from L. armamentum, from armare "to arm, furnish with weapons" from arma (see arm (2)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 armament ar·ma·ment / 5B:mEmEnt; NAmE 5B:rm- / noun1. [C, usually pl.] weapons, especially large guns, bombs, tanks, etc. 军备；武器: the armaments industry 军火工业 2. [U] the process of increasing the amount of weapons an army or a country has, especially to prepare for war 武装；战备 ⇨ compare disarmament
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: moral re-armament , or fixed armament ar·ma·ment \ˈärməmənt, ˈȧm-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: modification (influenced by Latin armamenta utensils) of French armement, partly from armer to arm + -ment, partly from Late Latin armamentum arms, from Latin, utensil, from arma weapons, tools + -mentum -ment — more at arm 1. : an army, air, or naval force : a combat or defense unit : a military detachment < the vast armament sent by the Roman emperor crossed the sea > 2. often plural a. : the aggregate of a nation's military strength : military, air, and naval personnel, their weapons and equipment, and full manpower of a nation when organized for war or defense together with essential industry, raw materials, and stockpiles of manufactured goods < a small nation that is determined to have adequate armaments > b. : arms and accessory equipment of a combat or defense unit < planes with the newest armament > c. : means of protection or defense : armor < a rosebush well protected by thorns, its natural armament > 3. : the process of readying or equipping for war (as through building up an arms supply) < the country's armament will take years > |
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