/ahr"meuh meuhnt/ , n.
1. the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
2. a land, sea, or air force equipped for war.
3. armor (def. 5).
4. Usually, armaments . military strength collectively: the armaments race; a country without armaments.
5. the process of equipping or arming for war.
[ 1690-1700; armamenta fittings, equiv. to arma ( re ) to fit out (see ARM 2 ) + -menta (pl.) -MENT ]