ARMAMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ARMAMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “armament”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “armament” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Armament” are: arming, equipping, arms, weapons, weapons of war, weaponry, firearms, guns, ordnance, cannon, artillery, munitions, instruments of war, war machines, military supplies, materiel

Armament as a Noun

Definitions of "Armament" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “armament” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Weaponry used by military or naval force.
• The process of equipping military forces for war.
• Military weapons and equipment.
• A military force equipped for war.
• The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war.

Synonyms of "Armament" as a noun (16 Words)

arming	Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm.
arms	The official symbols of a family, state, etc. Arms and ammunition.
artillery	A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-calibre guns. Tanks and heavy artillery.
cannon	A cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm. They would cross at the Town ford under cover of the defending cannon.
equipping	The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war.
firearms	A portable gun. He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster.
guns	A professional killer who uses a gun.
instruments of war	The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process.
materiel	Information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form. The shipping of materiel south into the battle zone.
military supplies	The military forces of a nation.
munitions	Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it.
ordnance	A branch of government service dealing especially with military stores and materials. Unexploded ordnance.
war machines	The waging of armed conflict against an enemy.
weaponry	Weapons regarded collectively. America s weaponry.
weapons	A means of persuading or arguing. He used all his conversational weapons.
weapons of war	A means of persuading or arguing.

Usage Examples of "Armament" as a noun

• Armaments factories.
• They brought up more reinforcements and more armament.
• Instruments of disarmament rather than of armament.
• National armaments could be kept to a minimum.

Associations of "Armament" (30 Words)

ammunition	Any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction. An ammunition dump.
arm	A thing comparable to an arm in form or function typically something that projects from a larger structure. The U S armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan.
armed	Having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination. Heavily armed troops.
armored	Protected by armor (used of persons or things military.
arms	Weapons; armaments. Arms exports.
arsenal	A collection of weapons and military equipment. We have an arsenal of computers at our disposal.
artillery	A military detachment or branch of the armed forces that uses large-calibre guns. Tanks and heavy artillery.
bomber	A bomber jacket. Manny hand rolled a couple of bombers.
brigade	Form into a brigade. A volunteer ambulance brigade.
commander	A rank of naval officer above lieutenant commander and below captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment.
defensive	An attitude of defensiveness especially in the phrase on the defensive. Defensive weapons.
firearm	A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun. Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with criminal intent.
fortification	The art or science of strengthening defenses. A medieval fortification.
gun	Used as a nickname for a ship s gunnery officer. A hired gun.
legionary	A soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion. The legionary fortress of Isca.
military	The military forces of a nation. As a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army.
militia	(in the US) all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service. Creating a militia was no answer to the army s manpower problem.
munition	Military weapons ammunition equipment and stores. Munition factories.
naval	Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy. A naval base.
ordnance	Large but transportable armament. Unexploded ordnance.
regiment	Assign to a regiment. Regiment one s children.
soldier	Serve as a soldier. I soldiered with your father on his last four campaigns.
submarine	Control a submarine. The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car.
tactic	An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. These are possible tax saving tactics to discuss with your accountant.
top	Reach or ascend the top of. The bus shelter at the top of the road.
turret	A rotating holder for tools, especially on a lathe. A castle with fairy tale turrets.
warfare	An active struggle between competing entities. Guerrilla warfare.
warship	A government ship that is available for waging war.
weapon	A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. Nuclear weapons.
weaponry	Weapons regarded collectively. He is in charge of some of the most sophisticated weaponry ever designed.