Armament
(noun)
Weapons and military equipment used for defense and attack.
Origin:
From middle english armement, from old french armement, from armier ("to arm"), from latin armÄre ("to arm"), from arma ("arms"). .
Examples:
- The armament of the battleship included several large guns and multiple smaller ones.
- The country spent a lot of money on armament to defend its borders.
- The armament of the soldier included a rifle, a bayonet, and a sidearm.
- The rebel group had very little armament and were easily defeated.
- The armament industry is one of the largest and most profitable in the world.