arsenal
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ar·se·nal

noun \ˈärs-nəl, ˈär-sə-\

Definition of ARSENAL

1
a : an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
b : a collection of weapons
2
: store, repertoire <the team's arsenal of veteran players>

Examples of ARSENAL

  1. The city is home to a federal arsenal.
  2. Doctors have a broad arsenal of medicines to choose from.
  3. the team's arsenal of veteran players

Origin of ARSENAL

Italian arsenale, ultimately from Arabic dār ṣināʽa house of manufacture
First Known Use: 1555

Related to ARSENAL

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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