·noun Any equipment for resistance.
II. Armament ·noun A body of forces equipped for war;
— used of a land or naval force.
III. Armament ·noun All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.
A naval or military force equipped for an expedition. The arming of a vessel or place. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A fleet or squadron of ships of war, fitted out for a particular service. ...