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 The modular design lets operators upgrade from fast charging to ultra-fast charging over time without replacing the core equipment. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 Flight director Diane Dailey told us the controllers are watching for things like if the astronauts are loaded down with equipment, which indicates that would not be a good time to call unless urgent. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026 An extra-deep three-car garage provides space for boats, vehicles, recreational equipment or a workshop. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The design utilizes otherwise dead space under the access stairs and jumping platforms and transforms them into equipment rooms to hide away pumps and other accessories while keeping them easily accessible for maintenance. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 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
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  • Target is already staking its claim with a large array of emerging grooming brands in all stores plus high-end gear like Uppababy, Doona and Stokke in 200 Baby Boutiques.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Then the Cavaliers rediscovered their championship gear, outscoring the Terrors 36-0 in the second half for a dominant 49-22 victory.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear
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  • The outlet, which receives about 65% of its funding through the Defense Department, has long prided itself on its editorial independence from the public affairs apparatus at the Pentagon.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the apparatus creates its cleaning plasma from the spacecraft’s own air and water vapor.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of apparatus
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  • For facilities that may require huge amounts of electricity and cooling, coordinating those requirements from the start can reduce costly changes later.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Iranian facilities in the gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar, were also targeted during the regional conflict earlier this year, prompting Tehran to retaliate by attacking major energy facilities of its Gulf neighbors.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of facilities
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  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuff
Noun
  • The only surprising thing is that, among your Erreas and your Macrons and your Buktas, Millwall appear to have never had Joma, the maker of this ‘Brentford’ shirt, as their kit supplier.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And among all the driver aids and autonomous kit there’s even a dedicated Pet Mode to safely keep the cabin cool while parked.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of kit
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  • However, the technology remains under both hardware and software constraints, with bipedal robots still years away from full-scale deployment, whether on factory floors or at home, experts say.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Pairing that hardware with technical assistance is what professionalizes governance and brings local operations fully in line with the highest international environmental and engineering standards.
    — Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hardware

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“Equipment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equipment. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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