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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Hartford Courant So much more money is spent on war and armaments compared to life-saving food aid.
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William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
The idea is that combining cheap-to-make AUVs with their own heavy armaments that are equally cheap and linking them with an intelligent sonar network would create fleets of robotic subs able to engage enemy ships and submarines in numbers never before seen.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
India’s aggregate demand and the UAE’s energy would supplement Israeli technology and American armaments.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
All about us grow more deadly armaments—military and economic.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
The idea is that combining cheap-to-make AUVs with their own heavy armaments that are equally cheap and linking them with an intelligent sonar network would create fleets of robotic subs able to engage enemy ships and submarines in numbers never before seen.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2025
India’s aggregate demand and the UAE’s energy would supplement Israeli technology and American armaments.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
All about us grow more deadly armaments—military and economic.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 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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