weaponry

noun

weap·​on·​ry ˈwe-pən-rē 

1

: weapons

2

: the science of designing and making weapons

Examples of weaponry in a Sentence

The army has developed some new high-tech weaponry.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to seeking more urgent funding, the Pentagon has reportedly deployed additional weaponry, troops and military aircraft to the Middle East over the past week. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

But a new archeological analysis suggests some royal women in ancient Egypt such as Princess Ita may have been more skilled with weaponry than historians once believed. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

The Massie amendment did not touch an additional $500 million that Israel gets each year in defensive weaponry, including its Iron Dome missile systems. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

At the same time, more advanced weaponry has entered Ukraine’s arsenal. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

weaponry

noun

weap·​on·​ry ˈwep-ən-rē 

: weapons as a whole