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noun

Equipment n.

The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition. "The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt."

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. "Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight."

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Etymology of 'Equipment'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Equipment" Quotes from Famous Books

... letter of the prince Unto his parents. With the cavalcade There went a laksimana great, who bore, As king's ambassador, bejewelled flags And standards rich, and presents of much worth. Then Sinapati by the King was called A laksimana mantri, and received A fine equipment, with a hundred men To follow him. 'Twas thus the King preserved His reputation ...

— Malayan Literature • Various Authors

... under which the vessels called frigates were subdivided. Except the work of the naval architect proper, the model and the superintendence, which were undertaken by a gentleman from Portsmouth, everything in the building and equipment was portioned out among Salem men, and was supplied from the resources of the town or of the surrounding country. During the winter of 1798 to 1799 the sleds of all the farmers in the neighborhood were employed bringing in the timber for the frames ...

— Admiral Farragut • A. T. Mahan

... I was thinking of mathematical in the indirect training of the mind. It all works into needful equipment, and so ...

— Modern Broods • Charlotte Mary Yonge

... styling it "plunder taken at the siege of Sebastopol." The clothing, however, with the telltale marks upon it, was reserved from the auction and sold privately from the tithing office. Many stout wagons and valuable pieces of equipment had thus been cheaply secured by the Saints ...

— The Lions of the Lord - A Tale of the Old West • Harry Leon Wilson

... certain beaten path has been attained, and a man may travel this very well without having forced on his attention the problems of reflective thought. The knowledge of numbers with which he starts is sufficient equipment with which to undertake the journey. That one is on the right road is proved by the results one obtains. As a rule, disputes can be settled by well-tried ...

— An Introduction to Philosophy • George Stuart Fullerton

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