armaments research and development

armament Noun

— Armament is weaponry. Armies have plenty of armament. Animals have armament like teeth and horns.

research Noun

— Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments. The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer. We've been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish.

research Verb

— If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments. I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class.

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

development Noun

— growth The development of this story has been slow. The organism has reached an important part in its development. — Something which has developed Our news team brings you the latest developments. — A real estate development. — Using new ideas for practical problems. Our development department has created three new adhesives this year. — The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.