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armament

/ahr-muh-muhnt/US // ˈɑr mə mənt //UK // (ˈɑːməmənt) //

军备,武器装备,军队,军备竞赛

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
    • : a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
    • : armor.
    • : Usually armaments. military strength collectively: the armaments race; a country without armaments.
    • : the process of equipping or arming for war.

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Examples

  • Likewise, a human operator ordinarily makes the decision to employ the armament on the Jaguar’s Pitbull remote weapon system by using a so-called “point-and-shoot” interface.

  • Lown became interested in the dangers of nuclear armament in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

  • Profoundly disturbed by the threat of nuclear war, he saw an opportunity — and responsibility — for doctors on both sides of the Iron Curtain to oppose nuclear armament.

  • Ships also offer customizable loadouts, letting you equip different engine types or armaments to suit your tastes, be they speedy flybys or head-on assaults.

  • During the 1970s, the then brand new F-15A Eagle carried the same antiquated armament as the Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom II.

  • “We stress that such a system, even in theory, is not part of armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” said Lysenko.

  • Bonaparte with an immense armament sailed from Toulon for the conquest of Egypt.

  • At length the court of Madrid began to be alarmed for the safety of Brazil, and fitted out a large armament for its relief.

  • They were forced to retire with the loss of 2,000 men, and soon after compelled to withdraw the armament.

  • The Colophonians once possessed a considerable armament, consisting both of ships and of cavalry.

  • One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seven seamen; the rest were with difficulty towed out of the creek.