arms race
noun
competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms.
Origin of arms race
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby arms race
armpit,
armrest,
arms,
arms and the man,
arms control,
arms race,
armscye,
armstand dive,
armstrong,
armstrong, louis,
armure
British Dictionary definitions for arms race
arms race
noun
the continuing competitive attempt by two or more nations each to have available to it more and more powerful weapons than the other(s)