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Definition of Equipping
1. Noun. The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war.
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
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, ..."