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Ausrüstung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appurtenance noun Something extra that goes along with or is attached to a main thing.
  • armament noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
  • equipment noun The tools, machinery, or gear needed for a particular activity or purpose.
  • furniture noun Large movable objects, such as tables, chairs, and beds, that make a room usable.
  • gear noun Equipment or clothing needed for a particular activity.
  • kit noun A set of equipment, tools, or personal items packed together for a particular purpose, such as a soldier's gear or a workman's tools.
  • materiel noun Equipment and supplies used by the armed forces.
  • rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.

Senses

Ausrüstung is used for these senses in English:

  • appurtenance (in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear. [from late 14th c.]
  • armament (military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
  • armament Any equipment for resistance.
  • equipage (uncountable) Equipment or supplies, especially military ones.
  • equipment The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
  • furniture (now usually, _, uncountable) Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
  • rig Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.

appurtenance — full definition

  1. noun Something extra that goes along with or is attached to a main thing.
  2. noun Equipment needed for a particular job or activity.
  3. noun (law) A right over land that goes with a main property and cannot be separated from it.
  4. noun (grammar) A word part added before or after another word to make a new word showing belonging.

armament — full definition

  1. noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
  2. noun The process of building up a country's military strength.
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