armement
See also: armément
French
Etymology
From armer (“to arm”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʁ.mə.mɑ̃/
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Noun
armement m (plural armements)
- armament
- arming
- (nautical) final stages of the building of a ship (painting, equipment, etc.)
- (nautical) preparing a ship for a commercial mission
- by extension: shipping company
Derived terms
- course aux armements
Further reading
- “armement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.