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armament

[ ahr-muh-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
  2. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
  3. Usually armaments. military strength collectively:

    the armaments race; a country without armaments.

  4. the process of equipping or arming for war.


armament

/ ˈɑ˳¾É™³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of armament1

1690–1700; < Latin ²¹°ù³¾Äå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹ fittings, equivalent to ²¹°ù³¾Äå ( re ) to fit out ( arm 2 ) + -menta (plural) -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of armament1

C17: from Latin ²¹°ù³¾Äå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù²¹ utensils, from ²¹°ù³¾Äåre to equip
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Nonproliferation experts have attributed the decision to U.S. wariness of the growing chorus in South Korea for its own nuclear armament.

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Pistorius told German TV that removing defence from national debt rules was not about armaments as much as "the security of our country - nothing more, nothing less".

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Also, critically, U.S. officials expressed concern about Assad’s large stockpiles of armament, including missiles and chemical weapons, that could end up in the hands of the rebels.

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The MoD reckons it can crack down on waste and improve the way things are bought and paid for with new more centralised methods – even hiring a new national armaments director to manage this.

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More significantly, nuclear armament would first require South Korea to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty — a move that Town said would probably result in international sanctions.

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