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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In turn, Wang will likely seek to understand how serious the EU is in threatening to deploy its trade defence armoury against Beijing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
A vessel reportedly operating as a "floating armoury" in the Gulf of Oman has been seized by Iranian military personnel, according to the maritime risk management company Vanguard.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
The armoury allows the EU to take measures such as import and export restrictions on goods and services in its single market of 450 million people.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Isak and Wirtz linked up nine times in the game, this small sample size of their work together suggesting they will be a formidable weapon in Liverpool's armoury.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
They had abstracted real boar-spears from the armoury, so they were property armed.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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