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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Like the bombing of Iran, the military action utilized our country’s most sophisticated weaponry and intelligence in completely asymmetric circumstances.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump said there were no fatalities, but officials acknowledged that at least one helicopter had been hit by Venezuelan defense weaponry during the initial phase of the operation, as helicopters were landing in the capital.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
It is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself and supplies it with defensive weaponry.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The United States, however, would have to deal with Iran’s security grievances, including its threatening presence around Iran and the unparalleled flooding of the region with sophisticated American weaponry.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump said there were no fatalities, but officials acknowledged that at least one helicopter had been hit by Venezuelan defense weaponry during the initial phase of the operation, as helicopters were landing in the capital.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
It is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself and supplies it with defensive weaponry.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The United States, however, would have to deal with Iran’s security grievances, including its threatening presence around Iran and the unparalleled flooding of the region with sophisticated American weaponry.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponry. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwep-ən-rē
: weapons as a whole
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