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Noun: armament  aa(r)-mu-munt
  1. (military) weaponry used by military or naval force
    "The country invested heavily in modern armament for its defence forces"
     
  2. The act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war
    "The armament of rebel groups destabilized the region";
    - arming

Derived forms: armaments

Type of: arms, implements of war, militarisation [Brit], militarization, mobilisation [Brit], mobilization, munition, weaponry, weapons system

Antonym: disarmament

Encyclopedia: Armament