armement

Definitions of armement
  1. noun
    the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
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    désarmement
    act of reducing or depriving of arms
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    réarmement
    the act of arming again
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    mobilisation
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
  2. noun
    weaponry used by military or naval force
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    arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
    artillerie
    large but transportable armament
    artillerie, bouche à feu, canon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
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    armes, matériel de guerre
    weapons considered collectively
  3. noun
    a means of persuading or arguing
    synonyms: artillerie
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    persuasion
    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
  4. noun
    weapons considered collectively
    synonyms: armes, matériel de guerre
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    balle, munitions
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
    bombe
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
    armement naval, armes navales
    weaponry for warships
    arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
    artillerie
    large but transportable armament
    bombe atomique
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
    cartouche
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
    grenade
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
    bombe à hydrogène
    a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
    bombe incendiaire
    a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
    obus
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
    bombe à retardement
    a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
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    instrumentation
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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