01 n. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
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The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.“The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt.” — Hume.
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Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad equipment (locomotives, cars, etc. ; for carrying on business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval equipments; laboratory equipments.“Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight.” — Longfellow.