Equipment

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈkwɪpmÉ™nt/

Origin

equip + -ment, or from French équipement.

Full definition of equipment

Noun

1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
• unknown date David Hume:The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt.
2. Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage
• 11 July 2013, Jo Confino in The Guardian Online, How technology has stopped evolution and is destroying the worldhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/technology-stopped-evolution-destroying-world?INTCMP=SRCHTompkins is considered a hero in the deep ecology movement and works hand in hand with his wife Kris, the former CEO of the outdoor clothing and equipment company Patagonia.
• unknown date Henry Longfellow:Armed and dight, In the equipment of a knight.

Related terms

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