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

The presence of European troops would mean that, in addition to Ukrainian rearmament, Russia would have to contend with NATO member state forces closer to its border with the ability to monitor its troop movements and train the Ukrainian forces in country. —Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025

Its goal should not be a short truce, not some kind of respite for regrouping forces and rearmament with the aim of subsequently continuing the conflict, but a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people, all nations that live in this region. —Isabel Van Brugen, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025

The facts of the rearmament were not widely known until Die Weltbühne’s story ran. —Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024

America’s rearmament is rooted in a deal that Barack Obama struck with Congress in 2010. —Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

re- + armament, after rearm

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rearmament

• disarmament
• armament