weaponryn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛp(ə)nri/, U.S.

/ˈwɛpənri/

Etymology: < weapon n. + -ry suffix.

Weapons collectively. Now esp. weapons of war.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > collective or plural

weaponc825

armsa1275

i-wepenc1275

tacklec1400

arming1431

tackling1529

militia1656

arms of offence1692

weaponry1844

hardware1855

tool1938

1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 143 The armour of our ancient halls, the weaponry, the device.

1875 Talmage Old Wells 269 Look over the weaponry of olden times—javelins, battle~axes [etc.].

1956 C. W. Mills Power Elite viii. 184 The new weaponry has been developed as a ‘first line of defense’.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 27/2 War has become inevitable because of the weaponry which both sides are amassing.

1961 New Left Rev. Jan. 49/1 Modern weaponry advances faster than any other branch of technology.

1972 Daily 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.

1977 Irish Times 8 June 5/2 The US should put aside hopes of outstripping the Soviet Union in doomsday weaponry.

figurative.1966 New Statesman 23 Dec. 942/1 Its weaponry of surprises..allows Miss Smith free movement in areas where the clichés lie thick.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weaponry
释义	weaponryn. Brit. /ˈwɛp(ə)nri/, U.S. /ˈwɛpənri/ Etymology: < weapon n. + -ry suffix. Weapons collectively. Now esp. weapons of war. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [noun] > collective or plural weaponc825 armsa1275 i-wepenc1275 tacklec1400 arming1431 tackling1529 militia1656 arms of offence1692 weaponry1844 hardware1855 tool1938 1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 143 The armour of our ancient halls, the weaponry, the device. 1875 Talmage Old Wells 269 Look over the weaponry of olden times—javelins, battle~axes [etc.]. 1956 C. W. Mills Power Elite viii. 184 The new weaponry has been developed as a ‘first line of defense’. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Jan. 27/2 War has become inevitable because of the weaponry which both sides are amassing. 1961 New Left Rev. Jan. 49/1 Modern weaponry advances faster than any other branch of technology. 1972 Daily 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. 1977 Irish Times 8 June 5/2 The US should put aside hopes of outstripping the Soviet Union in doomsday weaponry. figurative.1966 New Statesman 23 Dec. 942/1 Its weaponry of surprises..allows Miss Smith free movement in areas where the clichés lie thick. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844
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