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单词 small armoury
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small armourysmall armoryn.

Brit. /ˈsmɔːl ˌɑːm(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈsmɔl ˌɑrm(ə)ri/, /ˈsmɑl ˌɑrm(ə)ri/
Forms: see small adj. and n.2 and armoury n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., armoury n.
Etymology: < small adj. + armoury n., after small arms n.
Now historical.
An armoury for small arms. Chiefly as the name of an armoury within the Tower of London.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > store of weapons or equipment > [noun] > place for storing weapons
armoury1440
arsenal1572
magazinea1599
small armoury1713
armamentary1727
place of arms1768
ammunition depot1799
expense magazine1839
bell1858
ammunition dump1918
weapon-pita1944
silo1958
1713 Brit. Curiosities 50 (heading) The small armory.
1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. 340 Two..rooms, one of which is a small-armoury for the sea-service.
1841 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 642/1 The Small Armoury, in which were above 150,000 stand of small arms.
1978 R. D. Altick Shows of London vii. 88/1 The ‘small armoury’ had arms for an additional 150,000 men.
2009 C. Dickason King's Daughter 299 My brother was in the small armoury at Whitehall.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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