armament

noun

ar·​ma·​ment ˈär-mə-mənt 

also ˈärm-mənt

1

: a military or naval force

2

a

: the aggregate of a nation's military strength

b

: weapons, arms

3

: the process of preparing for war

Examples of armament in a Sentence

The country's armament will take years.

a small nation that is determined to have adequate armaments

Recent Examples on the Web

Its armament also includes a 127 mm naval gun, torpedo launchers, and Goalkeeper close-in weapon systems for missile defense. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

The rocket armament may serve a similar purpose. —David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Another work is supposed to represent a nuclear bomb detonating, displayed while our country is at war, supposedly as a push to dismantle nuclear armaments. —Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026

There is not nearly enough resources given to helping war victims Far more resources are put toward wars and armaments than to saving people from the horror. —William Lambers, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French armement "action of arming, equipping of an armed force" (from armer "to arm entry 2" + -ment -ment), reshaped after Latin armāmenta (neuter plural) "sailing gear of a ship, equipment, implements," from armāre "to arm entry 2, equip" + -menta, plural of -mentum -ment

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for armament

• disarmament
• rearmament

Kids Definition

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