armory (noun)

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• armory — noun a Civil War exhibition at the old armory Syn: arsenal, arms depot, arms cache, ordnance depot, magazine, ammunition dump …   Thesaurus of popular words

• armory — noun (plural armories) Date: 14th century 1. a. a supply of arms for defense or attack b. a collection of available resources 2. a place where arms and military equipment are stored; especially one used for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• armory — noun a) Heraldry b) A place where arms are kept, an arsenal …   Wiktionary

• armory — ar|mor|y [ arməri ] noun count 1. ) a building where weapons are kept a ) the amount or types of weapons that a country has: proposals to reduce our nuclear armory 2. ) usually singular a set of skills, equipment, or powers that is available for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• armory — armory1 [ α:məri] noun heraldry. Derivatives armorial adjective Origin ME: from OFr. armoierie (see armoury). armory2 noun US spelling of armoury …   English new terms dictionary

• armory — /ˈaməri/ (say ahmuhree) noun (plural armories) 1. Heraldry the art of blazoning arms. 2. Obsolete heraldic bearings or arms. 3. Chiefly US an armourer s shop; an arsenal. 4. → armoury. {variant spelling of armoury} …  

• armoury — (US armory) noun (plural armories) 1》 a store or supply of arms.     ↘US a place where weapons are manufactured. 2》 an array of resources available for a particular purpose. 3》 Canadian a place where militia units drill and train. Origin ME (in… …   English new terms dictionary

• armoury — (US armory) ► NOUN (pl. armouries) 1) a store or supply of arms. 2) a set of resources available for a particular purpose …   English terms dictionary

• armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

• armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …   Useful english dictionary

• metalworks — noun factory where metal castings are produced • Syn: ↑foundry • Hypernyms: ↑factory, ↑mill, ↑manufacturing plant, ↑manufactory • Hyponyms: ↑armory, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary