armament

English Thesaurus

1. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war (noun.act)

hypernym	:	militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization,
definition	:	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: (noun.act)

hyponym	:	outfitting,
definition	:	the act of renovating and fitting out a ship (noun.act)

hyponym	:	rearmament,
definition	:	the act of arming again (noun.act)

2. weaponry used by military or naval force (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system,
definition	:	weapons considered collectively (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	armory, armoury, arsenal,
definition	:	all the weapons and equipment that a country has (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance,
definition	:	large but transportable armament (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	broadside,
definition	:	all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	launcher, rocket launcher,
definition	:	armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	munition, ordnance, ordnance store,
definition	:	military supplies (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	torpedo,
definition	:	armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine,
definition	:	the military forces of a nation (noun.group)

3. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war (noun.act)

antonym	:	disarmament, disarming,
definition	:	act of reducing or depriving of arms (noun.act)

derivation	:	arm, build up, fortify, gird,
definition	:	prepare oneself for a military confrontation (verb.competition)

derivation	:	equip, fit, fit out, outfit,
definition	:	provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose (verb.possession)

4. weaponry used by military or naval force (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	arm,
definition	:	supply with arms (verb.possession)

5. the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war (noun.act)

antonym	:	disarmament, disarming,
definition	:	act of reducing or depriving of arms (noun.act)

derivation	:	arm, build up, fortify, gird,
definition	:	prepare oneself for a military confrontation (verb.competition)

derivation	:	equip, fit, fit out, outfit,
definition	:	provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose (verb.possession)

6. weaponry used by military or naval force (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	arm,
definition	:	supply with arms (verb.possession)