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

An array of powerful weaponry The new warships, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will have 32 Mk 41 vertical launch cells, capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles, the Defense Ministry said. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025

Production of the weaponry in the U.S. is done via a partnership with Raytheon -- an American defense contractor -- and the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. —Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025

During the second decade of the Global War on Terrorism, criminal organizations in the United States sourced much of their weaponry from corrupt members of all four branches of the armed forces. —Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025

Both militaries have steadily ramped up their use of heavy weaponry. —Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 26 July 2025

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