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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Most importantly, some workers coordinated with the French Resistance on D-Day, sabotaging trains to prevent German armaments from reaching the Normandy beaches and fighting off the Allies.
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Many Russian collectors are now unable to spend money as freely in the West; at the same time, the war has minted a whole new class of nouveaux riches, especially in armaments, plastic and textile manufacturing, real estate, and construction.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The namesake launched in 1906 was the first of the modern battleships that revolutionized navy ship design and armaments that saw all the world's major navies replaced within a decade.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
In one report broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli soldiers can be seen working hand in hand with Syrian villagers to collect boxes of artillery rounds, automatic weapons, grenade launchers and other armaments.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
Many Russian collectors are now unable to spend money as freely in the West; at the same time, the war has minted a whole new class of nouveaux riches, especially in armaments, plastic and textile manufacturing, real estate, and construction.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The namesake launched in 1906 was the first of the modern battleships that revolutionized navy ship design and armaments that saw all the world's major navies replaced within a decade.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
In one report broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli soldiers can be seen working hand in hand with Syrian villagers to collect boxes of artillery rounds, automatic weapons, grenade launchers and other armaments.
—Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armament
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“Armament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armament. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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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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