ARMOURY


Meaning of ARMOURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɑ:(r)məri ]

( armouries)

Note: in AM, use 'armory'

1.

A country’s armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.

Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO’s armoury in the future...

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2.

An armoury is a place where weapons, bombs, and other military equipment are stored.

= arsenal

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3.

In the United States, an armoury is a building used by the National Guard or Army Reserve for meetings and training.

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4.

An armoury is a factory where weapons are made. ( AM )

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5.

You can refer to a large number of things which someone has available for a particular purpose as their armoury . ( BRIT )

The strongest weapon in the government’s armoury is the price cuts announced on Saturday...

= arsenal

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