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