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
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
But they have now added strong away performances to their armoury, with a solid defensive display on Tuesday allowing Jens Petter Hauge and Hakon Evjen to dish out two sucker punches.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 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
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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