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Civilization's habit of pouring its best engineering into things designed to ruin yours.
means The weapons, equipment, and military force a nation or vehicle is fitted out with.
from From Latin armamenta, the equipment of a ship — back when arming and sailing were the same dangerous errand.
Naval rootsOriginally meant a ship's gear, not its guns.
Plural instinctOften armaments — because one weapon is rarely the plan.
Cousin wordShares a Latin arm with armor and armada.