Thesaurus results for ARMAMENT

armament

noun

Definition of armament

as in weapons

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Recent Examples of armament 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 Within these broad categories there was a bewildering array of specific armaments. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy. — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 Now, given that the US and Israel have attacked the country as negotiations were ongoing, Iran’s hardliners in parliament are calling on the regime to advance to full nuclear armament. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armament

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Noun

Its internal weapons bays should accommodate munitions weighing up to 2,000 pounds.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
School officials said there was no evidence that weapons were used or possessed by students during the fights.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Ukraine’s general staff said Monday that Russia’s military had bolstered its drone defenses and replenished ammunition supplies in the area during the ceasefire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
During the search, officers allegedly found an AK-47 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, over 350 rounds of ammunition and 40 bags of fentanyl, police said.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

New weaponry has made this terrorist campaign especially brutal, in particular the mass production of ballistic missiles and a new drone, the Geran 5, equipped with a powerful Chinese rocket engine that Ukrainian air defenses cannot intercept.

— Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
The Soviets and their allies might have sophisticated weaponry and boundless barbarity.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026