Arming
['ɑːmɪŋ] or ['ɑrmɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war.
Edited by Daniel--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arm
(n.) The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
Typed by Lillian
Examples
- But if by any chance he disappointed my expectations and left the country, then I had no time to lose in arming myself to meet him as I best might. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I know that the apprehension of being forced to quit Mansfield will for a time be arming you against him. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Under certain persuasions, from certain quarters, je vous vois d'icisaid he, eagerly subscribing to the sacrifice, passionately arming for the effort. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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