Dictionary Entry
equipment
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.75)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
In a Sentence
“Students can use equipment to explain The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition..”
Published Usage Examples
“_ A part of the equipment that is not individual to the lines or to the cord circuits, but which may, as occasion requires, be associated with any of them is called the _operator's equipment_.”
“I can give one very simple reason, the investment in equipment is far less, let alone the fact you can play basketball anywhere you can put a hoop.”
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Origin
From Old French 'esquiper', meaning to equip a ship.
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