| AC2 |
abbreviation of "athletic club," a club that provides athletic equipment and sports-related services to its members. |
| accouter |
to provide with equipment, esp. military equipment. |
| accouterment |
(often pl.) one's outfit or equipment, esp. that of a soldier, exclusive of arms and uniform. [1/2 definitions] |
| agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
| airline |
a system of transportation by air offering scheduled flights between various points, or a business that owns and operates the equipment required by such a system. [1/2 definitions] |
| airstrip |
an airfield or landing strip, usu. unpaved and without the personnel or equipment of an airport; runway. |
| appliance |
a practical device, esp. any of several pieces of equipment used in the home such as a stove, refrigerator, or washing machine. |
| appurtenance |
(pl.) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. [1/2 definitions] |
| armored |
having or including armor-plated equipment, such as tanks. [1/2 definitions] |
| armory |
a place where military weapons and equipment are manufactured or stored. [1/2 definitions] |
| arsenal |
a building used for the storage or manufacture of weapons, munitions, and other military equipment; armory. [1/3 definitions] |
| AWACS |
an aircraft fitted with a radome and carrying sophisticated radar and computer equipment, used for reconnaissance and for directing ground forces, or a warning system employing such aircraft (acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control System"). |
| balloon |
such a bag with a basket or gondola connected to it, used to transport passengers or scientific equipment. [1/8 definitions] |
| barn |
a large farm building designed to house livestock or store equipment or produce. |
| bellows |
anything with folding sides that resembles this device, such as an accordion or certain types of photographic equipment. [1/3 definitions] |
| bloodmobile |
a mobile unit carrying medical equipment for collecting blood from donors for a blood bank. |
| broad-gauge |
of or pertaining to railroad equipment used on a broad gauge. [1/2 definitions] |
| bulldozer |
a tractorlike piece of heavy equipment that pushes or lifts soil or debris with a vertical blade attached to the front. |
| calisthenics |
exercises to promote strength and flexibility, done without special equipment. [1/2 definitions] |
| cartridge |
a case containing some material or modular unit of equipment that is inserted in a larger device or piece of equipment. [1/4 definitions] |
| chassis |
in electronic equipment, the frame in which the functioning parts are mounted. [1/4 definitions] |