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arm — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
  • armada noun A large fleet of warships, especially one sent out on a major campaign.
  • armament noun Weapons and military equipment, especially considered collectively.
  • army noun A large organized force trained and equipped for warfare, especially on land.
  • weapon noun A tool or device designed to cause harm or damage, used in fighting or hunting.

Senses

arm is used for these senses in English:

  • arm (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
  • armada A large flock of anything.
  • armament A body of forces equipped for war.
  • armament (military, naval) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
  • weapon An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

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.

armada — full definition

  1. noun A large fleet of warships, especially one sent out on a major campaign.
  2. noun Loosely, any large group of vehicles or things moving or gathered together.

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