Armory
/ˈɑːrməri/
nounBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
A building where weapons and military equipment are stored.
/ˈɑːrməri/
nounneutralBeginner
General
A place where weapons and ammunition are stored
The army's armory was heavily guarded.
💡 Simply: A place that keeps weapons.
More Examples
2
The museum's armory displayed historical weapons.
How It's Used
Military
"The soldiers returned to the armory to clean their weapons."
Historical
"The medieval armory contained suits of armor and swords."
From Middle English armurye, from Old French armurerie, from armeure "armor". Ultimately derived from Latin arma "arms, weapons".
Historically, armories often served as both storage facilities and training grounds.
Memory tip
Think 'arm' and 'store' - a place to store arms.
Word Origin
LanguageOld French
Original meaning
"armor"
armory buildingarmory museum
Common misspellings
armouryarmorye
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