armament
/ˈɑːməmənt/noun
mass noun(亦作armaments)
1- military weapons and equipment军备, 军事装备：
national armaments could be kept to a minimum.
国家军备可保持在最低限度。
1.1
- the process of equipping military forces for war武装备战。
1.2
- archaic a military force equipped for war〈古〉武装备战的军队。
词源
late 17th cent. （in the sense 'force equipped for war'）： from Latin armamentum, from armare 'to arm' （see ARM2）.