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Noun: armoury  aa(r)-mu-ree
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: armory)
  1. 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]
     
  2. All the weapons and equipment that a country has
    "The nation's armoury included both conventional and nuclear weapons";
    - arsenal, armory [US]
     
  3. A place where arms are manufactured
    "The tour of the armoury showed how weapons were produced during the war";
    - armory [US], arsenal
     
  4. 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