rearmament

noun

re·​ar·​ma·​ment (ˌ)rē-ˈär-mə-mənt 

: the act or practice of rearming : the act or practice of equipping a nation, a military force, etc. again with new or better weapons

concerns about nuclear rearmament

Countries like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia all have borders with Russia and may consider rearmament.

—Khen Elazar

Examples of rearmament in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Smaller producers have been more effective in meeting the demand linked to the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, growing tensions in East Asia and rearmament programmes in other regions, the institute said. —Afp, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024

And the most effective leverage on Russia today may be accelerated European rearmament. —Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024

Fourteen months earlier, the 42-year-old editor had been charged with treason for publishing an article about the German Air Force’s rearmament efforts, which were in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. —Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024

In Asia, the trend toward rearmament was particularly evident in the growth in sales by the four South Korean manufacturers, with revenues rising 39 percent on average, and five Japanese firms that saw an average increase of 35 percent. —Afp, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

re- + armament, after rearm

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above