Thesaurus results for ARMAMENT

armament

noun

Definition of armament

as in weapons

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Recent Examples of armament Within these broad categories there was a bewildering array of specific armaments. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Kim had also supervised two rounds of missile tests from the Choe Hyon last month while vowing to accelerate the nuclear armament of his navy. — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026 Now, given that the US and Israel have attacked the country as negotiations were ongoing, Iran’s hardliners in parliament are calling on the regime to advance to full nuclear armament. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 The new armament features a Kinsect that harvest extract as players attack. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armament

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Noun

Such weapons are proving increasingly difficult for Kyiv to shoot down, with supplies of US Patriot interceptors – one of the few systems capable of taking down ballistic missiles pretty much exhausted.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

Her mother, meanwhile, is backed up by her second husband (Kwon), a mild-mannered documentary filmmaker whose profession gives his wife yet more ammunition in her smiling disparagement of Sanghee.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The ammunition matched the casing that Fort Worth police cadets found near the scene of the shooting, according to the affidavit.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

Fort Bragg is known for having some of the world’s most sophisticated weaponry and training techniques, and explosions are often associated with the training.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
Hal flirts with Kerry; John has an affair with Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), the wife of William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), a local cattle mogul whose compound has more high tech weaponry than a mere human would seem to need.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaponry

Noun

Kanter Freedom, standing, held his arms out and took one step on the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved in between the two.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Every year, millions of Americans offer up their arms to cover everyday costs – people like 25-year-old Sky Tucker.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026