<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.</li><li>Synonyms: accouterment, paraphernalia, apparatus.</li><li>the act of equipping a person or thing.</li><li>the state of being equipped.</li><li>the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.: He has the necessary equipment for law.</li><li>the rolling stock of a railroad.</li></ul>