noun
- anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.
- the act of equipping a person or thing.
- the state of being equipped.
- the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law.
- the rolling stock of a railroad.
noun
- an act or instance of equipping
- the items so provided
- a set of tools, devices, kit, etc, assembled for a specific purpose, such as a soldier’s kit and weapons
1717, “things equipped;” 1748, “action of equipping;” from equip + -ment, or from French équipement. Superseding earlier equipage.