Thesaurus results for ARMAMENT

armament

noun

Definition of armament

as in weapons

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Recent Examples of armament Another work is supposed to represent a nuclear bomb detonating, displayed while our country is at war, supposedly as a push to dismantle nuclear armaments. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for armament

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Noun

Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Years of convictions for escape, battery and weapons while in prison kept adding time to his total sentence.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of weapons

Noun

And while Iran is believed to supply cutting-edge components like guidance systems, the Houthis can manufacture much of their weaponry domestically, and at a much lower cost than the state-of-the-art interceptors used by the Saudis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
If Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy needed a reminder that Ukraine’s war with Russia may well be decided in the skies by the nation with the most advanced weaponry, then it was delivered this week – seemingly by the United States.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of weaponry

Noun

Rather than treating walking and manipulation as separate tasks, the approach brings them together so the robot can move its body while applying force through its arms.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
According to the suit, the deputies then each grabbed one of his arms and pulled him out of the vehicle.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026