different between equipment vs transportability

English

Etymology

From equip +? -ment, or from French équipement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??kw?pm?nt/

Noun

equipment (usually uncountable, plural equipments)

1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
   • (Can we date this quote?) David Hume:

     The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt.

2. Whatever is used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
   • 1851, Henry Longfellow, The Golden Legend

     Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight.

Derived terms

Related terms

• equip

Translations

English

Etymology

transport +? -ability

Noun

transportability (countable and uncountable, plural transportabilities)

1. (communication) The quality of equipment, devices, systems, and associated hardware that permits their being moved from one location to another to interconnect with locally available complementary equipment, devices, systems, associated hardware, or other complementary facilities.
2. (military) The capability of materiel to be moved by towing, self-propulsion, or carrier via any means, such as railways, highways, waterways, pipelines, oceans, and airways.