Arsenal

Quick meaning: Arsenal is a noun meaning A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.

Meaning

A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.

More Meanings

1. A store or supply of anything.
2. Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship
3. A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

Example Sentences

He arrived with a large arsenal of cleansers and tools, and got right to work.

Foremost in her arsenal is that smile – so enormous and so absurdly disarming that someone should have worked out a way to harness its power into international conflict resolution.

Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.

Word Forms

• arsenals

Synonyms for arsenal

Depending on context, synonyms include armory, armoury.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include armory, armoury, armament, weaponry, weapon, firepower.

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