Rüstung — meaning in English

English meaning

• arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
• armament noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
• armor noun A protective covering, worn or fitted, that shields a body, vehicle, or object from damage.

Senses

Rüstung is used for these senses in English:

• arm (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
• armament (military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
• armor (uncountable) A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
• panoply (historical) A complete set of armour. [from 1570s]

arm — full definition

1. noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
2. noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
3. noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
4. verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.

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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