Arming may refer to: * The act of taking up

firearms A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions). The first firearms originated ...

Arming (ships) In the age of sail, arming or victualling a war ship, or war vessel had the meaning of equipping the ships with all the materials to navigate and the " victuals" necessary for the crew to subsist. So, in addition to the rigging (masts, sails and ...

, the preparing of vessels for the sea * Armings, another term for

waist clothes Waist clothes, also called armings or fights, were colored clothes or sheets, usually red, that were hung around the outside of a ship A ship is a large watercraft, vessel that travels the world's oceans and other Waterway, navigable waterways ...

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