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 — (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… … Etymology 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
armament — ginkluotė statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Įvairių ginklų rūšių ir jų naudojimo priemonių kompleksas; sudedamoji karo technikos dalis. Ginkluotę sudaro: ↑ginklai, jų leidimo, taikymo, valdymo ir kt. techninės priemonės, kuriomis aprūpinami… … Artilerijos terminų žodynas
