equipment Copy link Outline I. As actII. Concrete, that with which a thing is equipped1. arma, orum2. armāmenta, orum (esp. the furniture of ships)3. instrūmentum (most gen. term4. armātūra (only of troops) • equipment: I. As act: expr. by verb: for the e. of a fleet, ad classem ornandam, etc.: v. to equip. (N.B.--No authority for ornatio, instructio in this sense.) II. Concrete, that with which a thing is equipped: 1. arma, orum: v. arms, implements. 2. armāmenta, orum (esp. the furniture of ships): v. tackling. 3. instrūmentum (most gen. term: that which is required to fit out a person or thing for any purpose): every kind of military e., omne militare i., Caes. B. G. 6, 30: hunting e., i. venatorium, Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 3. 4. armātūra (only of troops): v. armour. (Armatus, ūs, only in abl. case: Liv.)