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weaponry|ˈwɛpənrɪ|
[f. weapon n. + -ry.]
Weapons collectively. Now esp. weapons of war.
1844N. Brit. Rev. I. 143 The armour of our ancient halls, the weaponry, the device. 1875Talmage Old Wells 269 Look over the weaponry of olden times—javelins, battle⁓axes [etc.]. 1956C. W. Mills Power Elite viii. 184 The new weaponry has been developed as a ‘first line of defense’. 1959Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 27/2 War has become inevitable because of the weaponry which both sides are amassing. 1961New Left Rev. Jan.–Feb. 49/1 Modern weaponry advances faster than any other branch of technology. 1972Daily Tel. 27 May 1/1 The Russians have deployed 64 defensive Galesh missiles around Moscow since 1969, but the Americans are more advanced in this weaponry. 1977Irish Times 8 June 5/2 The US should put aside hopes of outstripping the Soviet Union in doomsday weaponry.
fig.1966New Statesman 23 Dec. 942/1 Its weaponry of surprises..allows Miss Smith free movement in areas where the clichés lie thick. |