arms race

English - Turkish

Definition of arms race in English Turkish dictionary

silahlanma yarışı

silâhlanma yarışı

English - English

Definition of arms race in English English dictionary

A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology

An arms race is a situation in which two countries or groups of countries are continually trying to get more and better weapons than each other. the competition between different countries to have a larger number of powerful weapons

a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

competition between different nations to acquire the most advanced weapons in order to have strategic superiority

Related Terms

arms races

plural form of arms race

Turkish pronunciation

ärmz reys

Pronunciation

/ˈärmz ˈrās/ /ˈɑːrmz ˈreɪs/

Etymology

() arms + race