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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The DSA is part of a bolstered legal armoury to curb what the EU considers excesses by Big Tech, and fines can go as high as six percent of a company's total worldwide annual turnover.
From Barron's • May 28, 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
The DMA is part of the European Union's bolstered legal armoury that seeks to make the digital sphere fairer with a list of do's and don'ts for Big Tech.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
Kicking the ball is just part of a goalkeeper's armoury.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
That is to say, I have been endeavouring to add this skill to my professional armoury so as to fulfil with confidence all Mr Farraday's expectations with respect to bantering.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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