Definition of Equipping

1. Noun. The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war.

Exact synonyms: Armament, Arming
Generic synonyms: Militarisation, Militarization, Mobilisation, Mobilization
Specialized synonyms: Outfitting, Rearmament
Derivative terms: Arm, Equip
Antonyms: Disarmament, Disarming

Definition of Equipping

1. Verb. (present participle of equip) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Equipping

1. equip [v] - See also: equip

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equipping

equiponderate
equiponderated
equiponderates
equiponderating
equiponderous
equipondious
equipopulous
equipotent
equipotential
equipotential surface
equipotentials
equipotently
equipped
equipper
equippers
equipping (current term)
equiprimordial
equiprimordially
equiprobabilities
equiprobability
equiprobable
equiprobably
equips
equipt
equirectangular
equirotal
equiseta
equisetaceous
equisetic
equisetiform

Literary usage of Equipping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"... by arming and equipping vessels, and enlisting tory'Tb men within the ports of the United States, by the respec- belligerent, tive belligerent powers, ..."

2. A Treatise on Federal Criminal Law Procedure by William Hawley Atwell (1916)
"equipping Vessels for Slave Trade. 277. Transporting Persons to be Held as Slaves. 278. ... Penalty on Persons Building, equipping, Etc., Vessels. 283. ..."

3. The Law of Railways: Embracing Corporations, Eminent Domain, Contracts by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1867)
"Smith mortgage thus postponed to all claims on part of Commonwealth, to full extent of furnishing and equipping the road. 9. ..."

4. Farm Management: A Text-book for Student, Investigator, and Investor by Richard Laban Adams (1921)
"State Findings Concerning Costs of equipping Farms ... Costs of equipping Dairy Farms.—Studies conducted during 1914-15 found a wide range in amount of ..."

5. Case of the United States, to be Laid Before the Tribunal of Arbitration: To by United States, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal, 1871-1872 (1872)
"In the first clause of the first Rule the obligation of the neutral is limited to the prevention of the " fitting out, arming, and equipping " the vessel. ..."

6. Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society by Buffalo Historical Society (1905)
"BUILDING AND equipping THE FLEET. When at the lower end of the lake, the British fleet usually rendezvoused at what is known as Mohawk bay, ..."

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