| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| WEAPON | Armament | |
| RATE | The order or class to which a war vessel belongs, determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as, first rate, second rate, etc. | |
| EQUIP | ...ency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament, stores, munitions, ... | |
| FORCE | ...or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of... |