plural armories
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 training reserve military personnel
3
: a place where arms are manufactured
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An armory has traditionally been a military storage compound where machine guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, parts, and accessories are kept. In the U.S., National Guard and Reserve units often use armories as training headquarters in peacetime. Ever since George Washington established the country's first armory in Springfield in 1777, arsenals and armories of the Army Ordnance Corps have had a remarkable history of arms manufacture.
Examples of armory in a Sentence
the site of a 19th-century armory
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Surrender, then, will come not when the opponent’s numbers are diminished and its armory empty but when the survivors’ shield of silicon is rendered incapable of saving its technological assets—and finally its human deputies.
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The acquisition expanded the range of data and software Privateer has in its armory, enabling the company to combine different sources, such as images and radar, to analyze everything from sub-sea to Earth orbit.
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During that time, she was trained in an armory to make swords for film, restore antique weapons, and even dress horses in armor.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, Joe and the band of gray guys were successful in crossing the border into Mexico without their armory being detected, taking out a cartel patrol, and quickly tac-ing up.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
The acquisition expanded the range of data and software Privateer has in its armory, enabling the company to combine different sources, such as images and radar, to analyze everything from sub-sea to Earth orbit.
—Allison Beck, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
During that time, she was trained in an armory to make swords for film, restore antique weapons, and even dress horses in armor.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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armory
noun
ar·mory
ˈärm-(ə-)rē 
plural armories
1
: a supply of weapons
2
: a place where arms are kept and where soldiers are often trained
3
: a place where arms are made
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