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Synonyms of equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
- the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions
Synonyms for equipment
- accoutrements
- (or accouterments),
- apparatus,
- gear,
- hardware,
- kit
- [chiefly British],
- material(s),
- matériel
- (or materiel),
- outfit,
- paraphernalia,
- stuff,
- tackle
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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of equipment was in 1651
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