About The Word Arming
Learn about the word Arming to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Arming definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Arming
| Arming Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Arming?
[n] the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
Synonyms | Synonyms for Arming: armament | equipping Related Terms | Find terms related to Arming: See Also | militarisation | militarization | mobilisation | mobilization | outfitting | rearmament Arming In Webster's Dictionary \Arm"ing\, n.
1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
The arming was now universal. --Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower
end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,
etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.
3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft
outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
{Arming press} (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and
designs on the covers of books.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
- Savin ‐ procumbent or…
- Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
- Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
- Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
- Indiscriminating ‐ not…
- Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
- Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
- Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
- Animal group ‐ a group…