- a word derived from rearm.
Example Sentences
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Rearmament is a theme for the U.S. military amid ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which means investors can focus on companies that supply missiles and bombs.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Rearmament on the scale Germany is now undertaking has required a major change in the way the country thinks about its defence, and about the place of the armed forces in society.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Rearmament only began in 1934—and only on a limited basis.
From Slate • Sep. 28, 2013
The standard of living has declined and there is chronic shortage of individual food items under Goring's Rearmament program of "Cannon instead of Butter."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Rearmament itself might not be so bad," Leoh mused, "if you can keep the Kerak Worlds from using their weapons.
From The Dueling Machine by Bova, Ben