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/e.kip.mɑ̃/
Translation
equipment, kit, gear
Word origin
From équiper ('to fit out'), borrowed from Old Norse skipa ('to fit out a ship'), from skip ('ship'). The word began as a sailor's term.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- skipa
- English cognates
- equipment, ship, skipper
Grammar
Examples
L' l' .
The army's equipment is very expensive.
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The boat's equipment is brand new.
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He carries all his kit on his back.
Cet .
This equipment does not work without electricity.
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We have bought modern equipment.
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