armory
9
5.3
- noun
- /ˈɑːrməri/
- US
- This must be the armory.
- weapons in the armory
- national armory
Examples
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Well, I guess the Russians stock a better armory.
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You will pick up your weapons in the armory before moving out.
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I see you found their armory.
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How far down is the armory?
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When did the Russians take the armory?
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"We've built a fair armory," I said.
Fiction book (1991) -
I have 18 rifles in my armory, only three of which are loaded with a cartridge.
Blog text (21) -
I will lead men against the armory at Migdol and get swords for the people!
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They were doing intelligence work that involved finding missing weapons stolen from military armories.
Blog text (17) -
The government increased funding to ensure the national armory was well-stocked with modern weapons.
Synonyms
99
5.2
The complete collection of weapons a country or group has
74
4.2
Tools used for fighting that belong to a country or group, like guns and swords
28
7.0
Weapons and equipment like guns, tanks and ships that an army uses
27
8.7
Weapons and ammunition used by an army, especially large guns
3
4.3
A collection of weapons and equipment that a country keeps for war or to protect itself
1
5.9
Military machines and weapons used in war, like tanks and missiles
A reserve of weapons and military supplies kept by a government
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armory also came to mean all the arms a country has, from Latin arma 'weapons'. That's why we talk about a nation's armory when we mean its total supply of military equipment.