apparatus

1. (collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.Examples: "We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, ſuch as biſcuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but ſtill deſcending, we caſt away the other wing, and then the governail ; having likewiſe had the precaution, for fear of accidents, while the Balloon was filling, partly to looſen and make it go eaſy, I now ſucceeded in attempting to reach without the Car, and unſcrewing the moulinet, with all its apparatus; I likewiſe caſt that into the ſea."Synonyms: tools, gear, equipmentcollective

2. (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

3. (gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.

4. (rhythmic gymnastics) Any of the objects that the gymnasts wield while performing and used as part of the performance itself.

5. (video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”