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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This is a time when all the world is split into two vast, increasingly hostile armed camps—a time of a great armaments race.
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Now they are expected to serve in the South Korean military
Nonproliferation experts have attributed the decision to U.S. wariness of the growing chorus in South Korea for its own nuclear armament.
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Any Japanese government could take the final steps to nuclear armament within months, if willing to accept the controversy that would follow at home and abroad.
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These are specific to each armament, and if a gun is lost, broken beyond repair, or sold, so is everything strapped to it.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025
Now they are expected to serve in the South Korean military
Nonproliferation experts have attributed the decision to U.S. wariness of the growing chorus in South Korea for its own nuclear armament.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Any Japanese government could take the final steps to nuclear armament within months, if willing to accept the controversy that would follow at home and abroad.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
These are specific to each armament, and if a gun is lost, broken beyond repair, or sold, so is everything strapped to it.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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 31 Mar. 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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