Arming

Portuguese Meaning

armamento

English Meaning

  1. Present participle of arm.
  2. A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
  3. The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
  4. One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.