arming Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
    armament; equipping.
  2. verb prepare oneself for a military confrontation
    build up; gird; fortify; arm.
    • The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
    • troops are building up on the Iraqi border
  3. verb supply with arms
    arm.
    • The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan

WordNet

Arm"ing noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913