armaments
Tools of war
Armaments are weapons and military equipment, especially the heavy weaponry a nation possesses or produces: The treaty limited naval armaments.
The term often appears in discussions of military buildup or arms control: an armaments race, armaments industry.
Armament in the singular typically refers to the process of equipping for war or the weapons on a particular vessel or aircraft.
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
bombs · torpedoes · mines · artillery · machineguns · shotguns · mortars · rockets
Stockpile of munitions
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- depotVehicle storage facility
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- storehouseBuilding for stored goods
repository · inventory · stockpile · bunker · warehouse · reserve · supply · surplus
Ground combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
brigade · division · corps · garrison · platoon · barracks · ranks · uniforms
Armed conflict between groups
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- assaultViolent offensive act
siege · ambush · offensive · barrage · salvo · volley · frontline · trenches
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- flankingAt the sides of
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
intelligence · guerrilla · infiltration · counterinsurgency · operation · scouting · patrol · surveillance
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- rampartFortified defensive wall
bulwark · stronghold · redoubt · emplacement · parapet · entrenchment · stockade · palisade
firearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
missiles · bombs · torpedoes · mines · artillery · machineguns · shotguns · mortars · rockets · launchers
arsenal
Stockpile of munitions
storehouse · repository · inventory · stockpile · bunker · warehouse · reserve · supply · surplus · hoard
infantry
Ground combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- regimentColonel-led military unit
battalion · brigade · division · corps · garrison · platoon · barracks · ranks · uniforms · insignia
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
assault · siege · ambush · offensive · barrage · salvo · volley · frontline · trenches · bombardment
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- flankingAt the sides of
deployment · intelligence · guerrilla · infiltration · counterinsurgency · operation · scouting · patrol · surveillance · logistics
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
rampart · bulwark · stronghold · redoubt · emplacement · parapet · entrenchment · stockade · palisade · turret
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- defense industrydefense contractors, defense spending, defense production, defense budget, defense technology
- Munitionsbombs, missiles, bullets, ordnance, warheads
- naval weaponstorpedo, naval guns, cannon, naval mines, gun turret
- war productionwar production, wartime production, munitions factories, weapons factories, weapons manufacturing
armamentsdisarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
demilitarization · arms reduction · defenselessness · unarmed · pacifism
armamentsdiplomacy
Negotiation between nations
negotiation · dialogue · mediation · treaties · soft power
armamentshumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
social welfare · infrastructure · education spending · healthcare · foreign aid