Armement

Armament. Arming (of fort, ship, etc.). Arming (of fuze). Equipping. Complement, crew (of ship). Cocking (of lock). L’Armement. The shipping busine generally.—Les Armements (colloq.). Ministry of Munitions. Armements. Acce ories and implements for service of gun.—Piéce d’armement. Cocking piece (of gun lock). Armement de streté (de mobilisation). Safety armament (of a fort)—_Armement complémentaire. Armament added to safety armament to complete war scale.—Armement d’interdiction. Guns commanding a point of pa age.— Armement principal (second a ire). Main and secondary armament of battleship (usually taken as above 24 cm. and between 12 and 24 cm. respectively)—Armement in tens if de l’infanterie. Armament of infantry with special weapons, such as grenades, light mortars, etc. [p.35]