armament
UK/'ɑ:mәmәnt/US
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Definitions
n.
Military weapons and equipment, considered collectively.
军备，武器装备（总称）。
n.
(often plural, armaments) the weapons a country or force builds up for war.
（常用复数 armaments）一国或一支部队为战争积累的军备。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedarma (weapons) + -ment (result, collection) = the weapons and equipment of a force, taken together. Where army is the people, armament is the hardware they carry.
Root arma still carries 9 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.naval armament海军军备
- 2.heavy armament重型武器装备
- 3.the arms race军备竞赛
- 4.nuclear armaments核武器
Example Sentences
- 1.
The country spent billions on naval armament before the war.
- 2.
Limiting nuclear armaments was the goal of the talks.
- 3.
The fortress bristled with heavy armament.