armoury

US armory

/ (ˈɑːmərɪ) /

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noun plural -mouries or -mories

a secure place for the storage of weapons

armour generally

US a National Guard base
US a building in which training in the use of arms and drill takes place; drill hall
(plural) Canadian such a building used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces

resources, as of arguments or objections, on which to drawthey thought they had proved him wrong, but he still had a few weapons in his armoury

US a place where arms are made

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Words nearby armoury

armour-bearer, armoured, armoured car, armourer, armour plate, armoury, armpad, armpatch, armpit, armrest, arms

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How to use armoury in a sentence

And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Every nation of Europe was throwing open its armoury, and preparing its weapons for the field.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
It certainly contains no weapons, so cannot be an armoury, and we conjecture that her word must be a corruption of armoire.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
I made an armoury, and built walls round the court and pleasure gardens.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 366|Various

She did it very well, and he could not altogether ignore the fact that she had ransacked her armoury for his conquest.
The Rake's Progress|Marjorie Bowen