What does equipment mean?
Definitions for equipment
ɪˈkwɪp məntequip·ment
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word equipment.
Princeton's WordNet
equipmentnoun
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Wiktionary
equipmentnoun
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
equipmentnoun
Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc.; for carrying on business); horse equipment; infantry equipment; naval equipment; laboratory equipment.
Webster Dictionary
Equipmentnoun
the act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition
Equipmentnoun
whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments
Etymology: [Cf. F. quipement. See Equip.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
equipment
In logistics, all nonexpendable items needed to outfit or equip an individual or organization. See also assembly; component; subassembly; supplies.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
equipment
The complete outfit of an officer.
Editors Contribution
equipment
A tool or device created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles for an accurate and specific purpose.
They had all the equipment they needed to complete the task easily and efficiently.
Submitted by MaryC on February 11, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equipment' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1130
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equipment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1715
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'equipment' in Nouns Frequency: #519
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of equipment in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of equipment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of equipment in a Sentence
They're out in the sea, very high and difficult to reach, we can imagine applying there sooner, many more consumer items -- sports equipment, bicycle frames, you can imagine in much nearer terms, maybe two years before we can start to see these things happening.
This board is done explaining anything to these people who are playing investigator with our constituents' ballots and equipment, paid for with real people's tax dollars. People's ballots and money are not make-believe, it's time to be done with this craziness.
They had all the advantages, they had 20 years of training by our coalition forces, a modern air force, good equipment and weapons, but you can't buy will and you can't purchase leadership. And that's really what was missing in this situation.
We are not selling any of the equipment, we are the integrators and if anyone wants to choose their own kit, we can integrate that onto the aircraft.
They are fighting ISIS right now, they are winning victories right now, iSIS is using American military equipment they've seized in Iraq, and the Obama administration refuses to arm the Kurds, the Peshmerga, fighting forces who have been longtime allies. We ought to be arming them and letting them fight.
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- معداتArabic
- оборудване, екипиране, снаряжениеBulgarian
- equipament, equipatge, equipCatalan, Valencian
- vybavení, výstrojCzech
- udstyrDanish
- AusrüstungGerman
- equipo, equipamientoSpanish
- تجهیزاتPersian
- varustaminen, varustus, tarvikkeet, kalusto, varusteetFinnish
- équipementFrench
- acmhainnIrish
- equipamentoGalician
- उपकरणHindi
- equipaggiamento, attrezzatura, apparecchiaturaItalian
- 設備Japanese
- taputapu, utautaMāori
- utstyrNorwegian
- uitrustingDutch
- utstyrNorwegian Nynorsk
- utstyrNorwegian
- sprzętPolish
- equipagem, equipamentoPortuguese
- echipament, echipareRomanian
- снаряжение, оборудованиеRussian
- utrustande, utrustningSwedish
- malzeme, donatma, donatım, ekipmanTurkish
- Trang thiết bịVietnamese
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