Meaning of ARMING
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârming
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war |
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| | Synonyms: | | armament, equipping |
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| | Antonyms: | | disarmament, disarming | | |
| | See Also: | | militarisation, militarization, mobilisation, mobilization, outfitting, rearmament | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Arm"ing\, n.
1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The arming was now universal. --Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.
3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
{Arming press} (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
designs on the covers of books.
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