armings
Preparing for battle
Armings is the plural of arming, the act of equipping with weapons or preparing for conflict.
The word appears in contexts involving military buildup or preparation: The armings of both nations accelerated through the decade.
In nautical terminology, armings are pieces of tallow placed in the cavity of a sounding lead to bring up samples of the sea bottom.
Providing necessary tools
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- readyingMaking prepared beforehand
- girdingEncircling with a belt
- musteringGathering or summoning
marshalling · provisioning · drilling · training · inspection · assembly · mobilization · quartermaster
Ropes controlling ship sails
- fittingSuitable or proper
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
careening · victualling · manning · gunwales · cannons · powder · shot · stores
equipping
Providing necessary tools
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
- readyingMaking prepared beforehand
- girdingEncircling with a belt
mustering · marshalling · provisioning · drilling · training · inspection · assembly · mobilization · quartermaster · arsenal
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
- fittingSuitable or proper
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
- outfittingSupplying with necessary gear
commissioning · careening · victualling · manning · gunwales · cannons · powder · shot · stores · dockyard
hauberk
Chain mail tunic
greaves · gauntlets · pauldrons · breastplate · vambraces · surcoat · gorget · brigandine · coif · harness
dubbing
Post-production sound replacement
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
sword · spurs · knighthood · ceremony · investiture · girding · belting · oath · liege · fealty
armingsdisarmaments
Reductions in military weapons
disarming · disarmament · demilitarizations · demilitarization · arms reduction
armingspeacemaking
Resolving conflicts through negotiation
pacifications · de-escalations · reconciliations · truces · ceasefires
- arming upObtaining weapons for conflict
- straight armingPushing someone away arm-first
- arming to the teethAcquiring maximal armaments
- arming swordMedieval one-handed blade