armoury

noun

/ˈɑːməri/

/ˈɑːrməri/

(US English armory)

(plural armouries)

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a place where weapons and armour are kept synonym arsenal
- Several guns had been stolen from the palace armoury.
- We collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting.
(in the US or Canada) a building that is the headquarters for training people who are not professional soldiers, for example the National Guard
(formal) the things that somebody has available to help them achieve something
- Doctors have an armoury of drugs available.
Extra Examples
- In karate, strength is not the only weapon in your armoury.
- The tiger has a formidable armoury of fang, claw, power and speed.
all the weapons and military equipment that a country has
- Britain’s nuclear armoury

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘armour’): from Old French armoirie, armoierie, from armoier ‘to blazon’, from arme ‘weapon’, from Latin arma. The change in the second syllable in the 17th cent. was due to association with armour.

单词	armoury
释义	armoury noun /ˈɑːməri/ /ˈɑːrməri/ (US English armory) (plural armouries) jump to other results a place where weapons and armour are kept synonym arsenal Several guns had been stolen from the palace armoury. We collected our rifles from the armoury for our first lesson in shooting. (in the US or Canada) a building that is the headquarters for training people who are not professional soldiers, for example the National Guard (formal) the things that somebody has available to help them achieve something Doctors have an armoury of drugs available. Extra Examples In karate, strength is not the only weapon in your armoury. The tiger has a formidable armoury of fang, claw, power and speed. all the weapons and military equipment that a country has Britain’s nuclear armoury Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘armour’): from Old French armoirie, armoierie, from armoier ‘to blazon’, from arme ‘weapon’, from Latin arma. The change in the second syllable in the 17th cent. was due to association with armour.
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