equipment
Etymology
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Etymology
From equip + -ment, or from French équipement.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/
equipment (uncountable)
- The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
- Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
- We need more gardening equipment if we want to properly landscape our yard, not just a rake and some gloves.
- The sports shop sells different kits of famous clubs, and equipment from all kind of sports.
- 1851, Henry Longfellow, The Golden Legend:
- Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight.
- (slang, humorous) The male genitalia.
- French: équipement
- German: Ausrüstung
- Italian: equipaggiamento
- Portuguese: equipagem
- Russian: обору́дование
- Spanish: equipamiento, equipación
- French: équipement
- German: Ausrüstung, Equipment, Ausstattung, Zubehör
- Italian: attrezzatura, equipaggiamento, apparecchiatura
- Portuguese: equipamento
- Russian: обору́дование
- Spanish: equipamiento, equipo, equipación, recado
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