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

Another 200 attack satellites armed with missiles or lasers would need to be built to knock down enemy armaments, the first time such weapons would be put in space. —Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 25 May 2025

There is no near-term threat Russia will overrun the Ukrainian Army if the current limited amount of U.S. aid ends, given Ukraine’s domestic armament production and assistance from European countries. —Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

Israel repeatedly cited the Russian military presence in Syria as justification for not supplying Ukraine with armaments following Russia’s 2022 invasion. —Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Moscow has used long-range bombers and their cruise missile armaments to attack Ukrainian cities throughout the full-scale invasion. —David Brennan, ABC News, 2 June 2025

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