armoury

US armory

/ (ˈɑːmərɪ) /

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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Examples from the Web for armoury

What most attracted my attention was the captain's private collection of fishing tackle and his armoury.
The Pilots of Pomona|Robert Leighton
In the armoury department we had three repeating-rifles, two revolvers, and a case of surgical instruments.
The Cruise of the 'Alerte'|E. F. Knight
It was a part of the house not best suited for the purpose, connected with the armoury by a descent of a few steps.
Wilfrid Cumbermede|George MacDonald
The Armoury contains a specimen (G15—plate 10) belonging to the first half of the latter era.
Spanish Arms and Armour|Albert F. Calvert

I am a part, not a whole; I am a little instrument in the armoury of Change.
The World Set Free|Herbert George Wells

Word Origin and History for armoury

armoury

chiefly British English spelling of armory (q.v.); for suffix, see -or.