weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwe-pən-rē 
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The army has developed some new high-tech weaponry.
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Prisoners poured into different Attica facilities, grabbing hostages and possible weaponry from the prison’s metal shop.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The official also said troops responded with heavy weaponry near Tirah in Khyber district and across the frontier in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Just hours after news of the ceasefire broke, it was reported that Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, had apprehended a shipment of advanced Iranian weaponry destined for militants in the West Bank.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Kim will also likely oversee a military parade, showing off the country’s latest weaponry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The official also said troops responded with heavy weaponry near Tirah in Khyber district and across the frontier in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
—NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Just hours after news of the ceasefire broke, it was reported that Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, had apprehended a shipment of advanced Iranian weaponry destined for militants in the West Bank.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Kim will also likely oversee a military parade, showing off the country’s latest weaponry.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponry. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwep-ən-rē
: weapons as a whole
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