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armory Definition

ar·mory (ärmər ē)

noun pl. -·mor·ies

  1. Obsolete armor or armorial bearings
  2. a storehouse for weapons; arsenal
  3. an aggregate of resources, etc.
  4. ☆ a building housing the drill hall and offices of a National Guard unit
  5. ☆ a place where firearms are made
  6. heraldry

Etymology: altered, by assoc. with armor < OFr armoierie, science of heraldry < armoier, to blazon coats of arms < arme, arm

armory Synonyms

armory

n.

  1. Place where arms are made or stored

    munitions plant, arsenal, arms factory, magazine; see arsenal.

  2. Building for military purposes

    ordnance headquarters, training center, drilling place, depot, gymnasium, drill center, shooting range, National Guard building, reserve corps headquarters.

armory Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • instrument: Included in its armory of instruments is an X-ray Telescope ( XRT ), designed and built by the University of Leicester.

Converse of object

  • matriculate: A clear majority of the entities created had already matriculated armory by that point in time.

Adjective modifier

  • federal: In 1859 John Brown led a party of 21 men in a successful attack on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry.

Browse dictionary entries near armory

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  4. armorer
  5. armored scale
  6. armored car
  7. armored cable
  8. armored
  9. armorbearer
  10. armor plate
  1. armour
  2. Armouring
  3. armpit
  4. armrest
  5. arms
  6. Armstrong
  7. armure
  8. army
  9. army ant
  10. army brat