| 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 that allows people to fly from one place to another, or a business that owns and operates the equipment to do this. |
| airstrip |
a landing strip or cleared area where aircraft land or take off; runway. An airstrip usually is not paved and does not have the workers or equipment of an airport. |
| apparatus |
tools or equipment made for a particular task. |
| appliance |
a piece of equipment that people use to help them do work at home. Ovens and refrigerators are some kinds of appliances. |
| 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 weapons and other military equipment are made or stored. |
| 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] |
| barbecue |
the piece of equipment that is used to cook a meal outside. [1/3 definitions] |
| barn |
a large building on a farm where you keep equipment or animals and their food. |
| 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] |