anything kept, furnished, or provided for a specific purpose.

the act of equipping a person or thing.

the state of being equipped.

the personal knowledge and skill required for a task, occupation, etc.

He has the necessary equipment for law.

the rolling stock of a railroad.

noun

accessories , accompaniments , accouterments , apparatus , appliances , appurtenances , articles , attachments , baggage , belongings , contraptions , contrivances , devices , equipage , facilities , fittings , fixtures , furnishings , furniture , gadgets , habiliments , impedimenta , kit and kaboodle , machinery , material , materiel , miscellaneous , outfit , paraphernalia , provisioning , provisions , rig * , setup , shebang , stock , store , stuff , tackle , things , tools , trappings , traps , utensils , accouterment , gear , rig , thing , turnout , armament , goods , instruments , rigging , supplies