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 According to police sources, some bodies laid in plastic bags on gurneys while others were on shelves alongside miscellaneous equipment like spray cans and cardboard boxes. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Both weather and equipment delayed that I-285 northbound/Cascade closure. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Upon discovering the tagging, staff and equipment were mobilized to remove the markings from the municipal sidewalks through cleaning and power washing, the statement says. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 Gaming equipment is infamous for sporting some scary sticker prices. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 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
Noun
  • Russia needs to send supplies such as food, fuel and military gear to support its troops and civilians, but Ukraine has disrupted that process by targeting Russian ships and ferries.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Known for producing waterfowl decoys and hunting gear, Five Rivers moved to Arkansas because of the state's stake in the outdoor industry.
    — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear
Noun
  • Scientists have also found giant squid beaks (its biting apparatus) in sperm whale stomachs.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday’s first night of competition in Phoenix, Rivera made an uncharacteristic mistake on the uneven bars, falling from the apparatus and scoring almost two points below her typical output.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of apparatus
Noun
  • At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of facilities
Noun
  • 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 best kits with oils and lotions can rise to $150, and those containing high-quality straight razors might cost as much as $200.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Clean birth kits that cost a few dollars slash the risk of mothers and newborns dying from infections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of kit
Noun
  • 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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