equipment

noun

i-ˈkwip-mənt How to pronounce equipment (audio)
Definition of equipmentnext
as in gear
items needed for the performance of a task or activity the equipment for the polar expedition included ships, instruments, sleds, dogs, and provisions

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Recent Examples of equipment While the sport can be expensive to get into, with high costs for coaching, equipment, and club memberships, some of the sport’s top stars have come from families without enormous fortunes. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 Aside from the accessible play structures and equipment, Empowerment Park has group picnic and BBQ areas, community garden beds, accessible off-street and disabled parking, shade structures and self-cleaning restrooms. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Farming equipment relies heavily on diesel, and the rising cost of farming will eventually make food more expensive. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 The grain is smaller than wheat, for example, and farmers and researchers are still finding the best ways to adapt farm equipment so the kernel isn't damaged during harvest. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equipment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equipment
  1. gear
  2. apparatus
  3. facilities
  4. stuff
  5. kit
  6. hardware
Noun
  • Paddle & Pour attendees do not need to own stand-up paddleboarding gear to participate — rentals are available to book ahead of time, for $50 per board.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The dishwasher-sized Mira can carry up to 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of gear and is highly maneuverable, as the recent rendezvous showed.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • The Bourne films questioned America’s surveillance and security apparatus in the wake of 9/11.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Both wore black turnout coats and pants marked with high-visibility stripes, steel-toed boots and breathing apparatuses.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of apparatus
Noun
  • Considerable expense would go into rebranding the entire airport and its facilities.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • According to the document’s timeline, NASA seeks a groundbreaking for a permanent campus no later than next year, the first class to be enrolled and begin studies in temporary facilities in 2028, and a transition to a permanent campus in 2031.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • Especially younger voters need to learn why capitalism is better than socialism and why promises of free stuff by the left will come at a huge cost.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This is the stuff that keeps my, and many, many others employed.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • The Nike kit manufacturing deal now runs to 2038 following a renewal two years ago.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Together with his longtime sponsor Everlast and luxury fightwear specialists Bespoke Boxing, Off-White has created an armor-like kit for Benn to wear for his ring entrance and the match itself.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of kit
Noun
  • Cooling and hydration hardware designed for a race car, not adapted from elsewhere.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Considering that Rockstar Games made a GTA 6 version that runs on the weaker Xbox Series S hardware, a Switch 2 port is possible, given all the financial incentives.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of hardware

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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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