Definition of ARMAMENT

armament

Plural: armaments

Noun

  • Military weapons and equipment.
  • weaponry used by military or naval force
  • the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
  • A body of forces equipped for war.
  • All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
  • Any equipment for resistance.
  • The process of building up military capacity.

Examples

  • His knowledge of obscure words was his primary armament in Words with Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin armāmentum, from armō (“I arm”).

Synonyms

arming, equipping

Scrabble Score: 12

armament: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
armament: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
armament: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

armament: valid Words With Friends Word