arming

Synonyms:

armament, equipping

Antonyms:

disarmament, 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"