e|quip|ment

e|quip|ment
e|quip|ment «ih KWIHP muhnt», noun.
1. the act of equipping; fitting out; providing: »

The equipment of the expedition took six months.

2. the state of being equipped: »

The equipment of the second expedition was vastly superior to that of the first.

3. outfit; what a person or thing is equipped with; furnishings; supplies: »

expensive equipment. A dentist must keep his equipment in order.

SYNONYM(S): matériel, paraphernalia.
4. Figurative. knowledge or skill; ability: »

His equipment for the job, in experience and skill, was outstanding.

SYNONYM(S): qualification.
5. U.S. the rolling stock of a railroad.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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