armament
A nation's weapons
Armament refers to military weapons and equipment, especially the heavy weaponry of a nation or fighting force: The country spent billions on armament.
In the plural, armaments are the specific weapons a military unit possesses.
The term also applies to the weapons fitted to a ship, aircraft, or vehicle: The bomber's armament included guided missiles.
The process of equipping forces for war is also called armament.
Weapon projectiles and charges
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- shellsProtective outer layers
- bombsExplosive munitions dropped
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
missiles · rockets · torpedoes · bullets · cartridges · explosives · mines · mortars
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
- shotgunsWide-bore pellet firearms
carbines · machine guns · submachine guns · revolvers · handguns · muskets · flintlocks · bazookas
Mid-sized military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- divisionSplitting into parts
infantry · artillery corps · garrison · troops · armed forces · navy · army · air force
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
stronghold · citadel · rampart · bulwark · palisade · parapet · entrenchment · redoubt
Stockpile of munitions
- depotVehicle storage facility
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- storehouseBuilding for stored goods
repository · reserves · inventory · munitions dump · nuclear stockpile · strategic reserve · bunker · warehouse
ammunition
Weapon projectiles and charges
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- shellsProtective outer layers
- bombsExplosive munitions dropped
grenades · missiles · rockets · torpedoes · bullets · cartridges · explosives · mines · mortars · artillery shells
firearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- gunsProjectile-launching weapons
shotguns · carbines · machine guns · submachine guns · revolvers · handguns · muskets · flintlocks · bazookas · grenade launchers
battalion
Mid-sized military unit
division · infantry · artillery corps · garrison · troops · armed forces · navy · army · air force · marines
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- protectionGuarding against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
bunker · stronghold · citadel · rampart · bulwark · palisade · parapet · entrenchment · redoubt · barricade
arsenal
Stockpile of munitions
storehouse · repository · reserves · inventory · munitions dump · nuclear stockpile · strategic reserve · bunker · warehouse · supply
sword
Hilted fighting blade
dagger · lance · pike · halberd · machete · combat knife · kukri · katana · scimitar · broadsword
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- armorysword, rifles, dagger, pistols, axe
- naval warfarenaval battles, naval battle, battleship, destroyer, sea battles
- Royal NavyRoyal Navy, admiral, warship, HMS Victory, battleship
- military readinessreadiness, mobilization, deployment, drills, training
- rearmamentmilitary spending, stockpiling, missile program, naval buildup, war production
armamentdisarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
demilitarization · disarming · arms reduction · denuclearization · decommissioning
armamentunarmed
Having no weapons
disarmed · defenseless · unequipped · stripped · decommissioned
armamentdefenselessness
State of being unprotected
vulnerability · unpreparedness · exposure · nakedness · impotence