arming

Other forms: armings

Definitions of arming
  1. noun
    the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
    synonyms: armament, equipping
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    antonyms:
    disarming
    act of reducing or depriving of arms
    types:
    outfitting
    the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
    rearmament
    the act of arming again
    refit
    outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
    type of:
    militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
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