Noun: armament aa(r)-mu-munt
- (military) weaponry used by military or naval force
"The country invested heavily in modern armament for its defence forces"
- 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