Definition of armory
armories
1a : a supply of arms for defense or attackb : a collection of available resources
2 : a place where arms and military equipment are stored; especially : one used for training reserve military personnel
3 : a place where arms are manufactured
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Examples of armory in a Sentence
the site of a 19th-century armory
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
Recent Examples of armory from the Web
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Now the big guns are ready to fire, and U.S. coach Bruce Arena summoned some of the biggest ones in the armory.
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This building served as the armory for the Company E of the 167th Infantry of the Alabama National Guard.
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When TIME was on-set for our cover story on the HBO series (whose seventh season premieres July 16), one of our first stops was to the armory.
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Julian Perez and Andrea LaVare Malagon practiced with Bailadores de Bronce, a Mexican folkloric dancing troupe, on a recent evening at the Seattle Center armory building.
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Leaders Monday broke ground for its new location at 2627 10th Avenue, on the site of the former Armed Forces Reserve Center armory.
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Toxic armories: Families, children, soldiers and workers who spent time in National Guard armories in Oregon and the United States have been exposed to toxic lead dust, an Oregonian/OregonLive investigation has discovered.
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A visitation will be held Friday evening at the armory.
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The Oregonian/OregonLive Toxic armories: Families, children, soldiers and workers who spent time in National Guard armories in Oregon and the United States have been exposed to toxic lead dust, an Oregonian/OregonLive investigation has discovered.
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Did You Know?
An armory has traditionally been a military storage compound where machine guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, parts, and accessories are kept. In the U.S., National Guard and Reserve units often use armories as training headquarters in peacetime. Ever since George Washington established the country's first armory in Springfield in 1777, arsenals and armories of the Army Ordnance Corps have had a remarkable history of arms manufacture.
First Known Use of armory
14th century
ARMORY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of armory for English Language Learners
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: a supply of weapons
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: a place where weapons are kept; especially : a place where weapons are kept and where soldiers are trained
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: a place where weapons are made
ARMORY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of armory for Students
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1 : a supply of weapons
2 : a place where weapons are kept and where soldiers are often trained
3 : a place where weapons are made
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