Noun: armory aar-mu-ree
Usage: US (elsewhere: armoury)
Usage: US (elsewhere: armoury)
- A military structure where arms, ammunition, and other military equipment are stored and training is given in their use
"The soldiers reported to the armory for weapons training";
- arsenal, armoury [Brit, Cdn]
- All the weapons and equipment that a country has
"The nation's armory included both conventional and nuclear weapons";
- arsenal, armoury [Brit, Cdn]
- A place where arms are manufactured
"The tour of the armory showed how weapons were produced during the war";
- armoury [Brit, Cdn], arsenal
- A collection of resources
"he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer";
- armoury [Brit, Cdn], inventory
Derived forms: armories
Type of: armament, foundery [archaic], foundry, imagination, metalworks, military installation, resource, resourcefulness
Encyclopedia: Armory, The