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armoury
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armoury or US armory
Noun
pl -mouries or -mories
1. a secure storage place for weapons
2. military supplies
3. resources on which to draw: modern medicine has a large armoury of drugs for the treatment of mental illness

Armoury armour collectively; an armed force.
Example: the king had ordained his armour, knights ... all ready for to go, c. 1400.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.armouryarmoury - a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
resourcefulness, imagination, resource - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
2.armouryarmoury - all the weapons and equipment that a country has
armament - weaponry used by military or naval force
3.armoury - a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
military installation - any facility servicing military forces
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
4.armoury - a place where arms are manufactured
foundry, metalworks - factory where metal castings are produced

armoury U.S. armory
noun arsenal, magazine, ammunition dump, arms depot, ordnance depot
Translations
French armoury (US), armory [ˈɑːmərɪ] narsenal m
German armoury [ˈɑːmərɪ] armour n (storeroom) → Waffenlager nt
Italian armoury, armory [ˈɑːmərɪ] narsenale m

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Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday, providing aid to local governments and opening National Guard armories as warming facilities.
In addition to serving as an economic catalyst for the surrounding community, the redeveloped Kingsbridge Armory will serve as a model for the adaptive re-use of historic buildings, especially armories, throughout the country.
You see, we are bound to increase in numbers; in every state in the union we are now going to meet in the local armories.
 
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