armament

UK: /ˈɑː^rməmənt/ US: /ˈɑrməmənt/ ,(är′mə mənt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•ma•ment /ˈɑrməmənt/   n. 

1. Military [uncountable] the arms and equipment with which a military unit is supplied.
2. Military [countable] Usually, armaments. [plural] the armed forces of a country, or its military strength when thought of as a group.
3. Military [uncountable] the process of arming for war.

See -arm-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•ma•ment  (är′mə mənt), n. 

1. Military the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
2. Military a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
3. armor (def. 5).
4. Military Usually, armaments. military strength collectively:
   the armaments race; a country without armaments.
5. Military the process of equipping or arming for war.

• Latin armāmenta fittings, equivalent. to armā(re) to fit out (see arm²) + -menta (plural) -ment
• 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

armament / ˈɑːməmənt/ noun

1. (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft
2. a military force raised and armed ready for war
3. preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin armāmenta utensils, from armāre to equip