armoury
Britishnoun
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a secure place for the storage of weapons
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armour generally
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a National Guard base
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a building in which training in the use of arms and drill takes place; drill hall
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(plural) such a building used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
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resources, as of arguments or objections, on which to draw
they thought they had proved him wrong, but he still had a few weapons in his armoury
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a place where arms are made
Example Sentences
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"Guided by my mandate letter, we are moving forward on change and innovation," Duheme said during a Change of Command ceremony at the Salaberry Armoury in Gatineau, Quebec.
From Reuters • May 26, 2023
There are even four programmable keys that you can customize within Asus’ Armoury Crate software that’s pre-installed.
From The Verge • Apr. 13, 2022
Many sweater-vest enthusiasts, like Mark Cho, co-founder of Hong Kong and New York haberdasher the Armoury, still value the style most as something to slip under a jacket or a suit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2016
You do a private label, too, your own Armoury brand.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2015
This may have been the cupboard skeleton we noticed, ten years ago, at the back of the small boy’s head as he turned the kettle-hat to and fro, in the Armoury of Benwick Castle.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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