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weaponry

American  
[wep-uhn-ree] / ˈwɛp ən ri /

noun

  1. weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.

  2. the invention and production of weapons.


weaponry British  
/ ˈwɛpənrɪ /

noun

  1. weapons regarded collectively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of weaponry

First recorded in 1835–45; weapon + -ry

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The next step is bolstering the reliability of communications and data integration systems so AI-powered weaponry can actually help human fighters out in remote and austere conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Another way he adapted the game was in the progression of weaponry available for the hero.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The U.N. and Red Cross say the conference “offers the clearest path available” toward binding legal rules on the use of such weaponry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

At the start of the war its armed forces relied on old Cold War-era Soviet weaponry.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

“I think I need to limit the characters’ bio-integrated weaponry.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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