armament
noun
ar·ma·ment
ˈär-mə-mənt 
also ˈärm-mənt
Examples of armament in a Sentence
The country's armament will take years.
a small nation that is determined to have adequate armaments
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By the thinnest of margins, this lecture for one on the state of Russian nuclear armament and tandem British-American attempts to contain it is the second-best scene of the episode.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Cut to: high above the city, as another round of bombing begins — but as seen from the P.O.V. of the falling armaments themselves.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, the halls and booths of the Association of the U.S. Army conference were choked with counter-drone armaments.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Even before then, U.S. officials claimed to have intelligence showing that Russia bought millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea, which secretly supplied the armaments by disguising them as shipments to other countries.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Cut to: high above the city, as another round of bombing begins — but as seen from the P.O.V. of the falling armaments themselves.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
Last week, the halls and booths of the Association of the U.S. Army conference were choked with counter-drone armaments.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Even before then, U.S. officials claimed to have intelligence showing that Russia bought millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea, which secretly supplied the armaments by disguising them as shipments to other countries.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armament. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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armament
noun
ar·ma·ment
ˈär-mə-mənt
1
: the military strength and equipment of a nation
2
: a supply of war materials
3
: the process of preparing for war
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