Thesaurus results for EQUIPMENT

equipment

noun

i-ˈkwip-mənt

Definition of equipment

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 program comes as future lunar exploration plans create a need for power technologies capable of supporting equipment and infrastructure for extended periods. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment. — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Among the prizes, winners received a $2,500 grant from First Entertainment Credit Union, along with filmmaking rental equipment, production resources and professional software donated by entertainment industry partners. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 The pushback has weighed on companies expected to supply the equipment as well as construction services needed for the buildout. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equipment

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Noun

Active travelers will appreciate the gear shed, stocked with bicycles, helmets, backpacks, hiking sticks, binoculars, guitars, cameras, hoverboards, and basketballs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
Operation Slingshot shows how KC-130J aircraft can deliver fuel, maintenance gear and personnel to remote airfields supporting F-35B fighters.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of gear

Noun

Schreiner’s short tenure was marked by friction with others involved in Chatham’s elections apparatus.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Additionally, The Craft of Living, long available only in a partial, bowdlerized version, has finally been translated in full, by Julian Sachs, with a helpful introduction and scholarly apparatus by Iuri Moscardi.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of apparatus

Noun

An action sports area is also planned with trampolines, climbing walls and indoor skate facilities.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Novo is investing billions in manufacturing facilities and, executives said this week, the company aims to be able to increase the number of patients on its GLP-1 drugs tenfold by 2030.

— Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of facilities

Noun

We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
That’s me communicating when stuff isn’t right, and communicating when stuff is right, and making sure that his confidence is still there, just continuing to get better.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuff

Noun

Hawaii officials told residents to put together emergency kits and the governor issued an emergency proclamation, activating more than 230 Hawaii National Guard members.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Four calendar days from the day the kit arrived to test for up to three nights, with the option to call and request an extension.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of kit

Noun

So too, the lock-detail loafers, which draw on the hardware of Mulberry’s bags and — considering the amount of loafers on fashion editors’ feet — are sure to be a commercial hit.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Given the pace of model development, buying dedicated hardware for most AI workloads can create unnecessary rigidity.

— Ameya Kanitkar, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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