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noun ar·se·nal \ ˈärs-nəl , ˈär-sə- \

Definition of arsenal

1 a :an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment

The city is home to a federal arsenal.

b :a collection of weapons

2 :store, repertoire

the team's arsenal of veteran players

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Examples of arsenal in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of arsenal from the Web

That runs contrary to the conclusion of past senior policy makers that what worked against large nuclear powers will suffice against an economically broken nation with a modest arsenal.

— david e. sanger, New York Times, "Talk of ‘Preventive War’ Rises in White House Over North Korea," 20 Aug. 2017
Barack Obama ordered the (arguably ill-advised) modernization of our nuclear arsenal – and the Pentagon does not expect to complete the project for more than two decades.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Says He ‘Modernized’ America’s Nuclear Arsenal In Six Months," 9 Aug. 2017
The Iranian proxy is the single most potent military and political force in Lebanon, with an arsenal surpassing that of the country’s army.

— Washington Post, "Despite Trump claim, Hezbollah operation boosts Lebanon role," 6 Aug. 2017
India’s arsenal includes the hypersonic Brahmos III, the world��s fastest cruise missile, which can precisely deliver a 300kg payload to any target in Pakistan.

— The Economist, "Hissing cousinsWhy India and Pakistan hate each other," 22 July 2017
Using an arsenal of open-fire cooking methods, the chef has achieved his most soulful cooking.

— garrett snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Los Angeles Magazine Hot Restaurant List for July 2017," 18 July 2017
Although reliant on a long view, surely one fundamental tool in our arsenal to address income inequality should be teaching children how to make good choices.

— julie heath, Cincinnati.com, "How we might be able to change a 10-year-old's life," 7 July 2017
That remains a major constraint on the Trump administration’s response, even as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, approaches his goal of a nuclear arsenal capable of striking the United States.

— motoko rich, The Seattle Times, "U.S. military options grimmer than ever as tensions rise against North Korea," 5 July 2017
The two leaders issued a joint statement calling for negotiations that would aim to freeze the North’s arsenal in exchange for limitations on the American military posture in South Korea.

— jane perlez, New York Times, "China’s Strongman Has a Weak Point: North Korea," 5 July 2017

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