ˈärs( ə )nəl, ˈȧs- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian arsenale, modification of Arabic dār ṣinā'ah court or house of industry or manufacture
1. archaic : dockyard
2.
a. : an establishment often operated and maintained by the government for the manufacture, repair, storage, or issue of arms and other military equipment
b. : a storehouse or source of supply for arms, ammunition, or other military equipment
we must be the great arsenal of democracy — F.D.Roosevelt
c. : a stock or collection of weapons
Wild Bill added one item to his usual arsenal of two revolvers and bowie knife — S.H.Holbrook
3. : store , storehouse : supply , repertory
this was the arsenal of learning from which he drew — Van Wyck Brooks
will have occasion to use her full arsenal of charm, clear thinking, and equanimity — Robert Rice