armoury

British  

/ ˈɑːmərɪ /

noun

1. a secure place for the storage of weapons

2. armour generally

3. 1. a National Guard base

   2. a building in which training in the use of arms and drill takes place; drill hall

   3. (plural) such a building used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces

4. 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

5. a place where arms are made

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armoury

The 72-year-old former president has always denied involvement in the November 2023 attempted coup when gunmen broke into a military armoury and several prisons, freeing almost 2,000 inmates.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The content law is a major weapon in the EU's bolstered armoury adopted in recent years to curb what Brussels describes as Big Tech's excesses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Hui Chuan's operators told Vanguard it was operating as a floating armoury which stores weapons for security firms who protect ships at sea from attack by pirates.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Last year, more than 20 world leaders were in Moscow for lavish commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in 1945 which included an array of modern armoury, including tanks and drones.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

He had made a raid one night on the Puttenham poultry farm, and now had feathers enough to equip a whole armoury.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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