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

But with Iran still believed to be armed with stocks of missiles, drones and other weaponry, warships' defensive systems could be used to fend off any attacks if the ceasefire breaks down. —ABC News, 16 June 2026

The result was a jaw-dropping tour through the upcoming sci-fi RPG's storytelling, dialogue, combat tactics, weaponry, stealth modes, companions, and diverse denizens of this astonishingly rich universe. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 June 2026

But what was known in 1964 was largely abandoned in 2024, and what was offered instead was a questionable survivalist theory of democracy—one that proposed to erect a shield over one group while providing weaponry to destroy another. —Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

Fascism lives in the upside-down; professional gaslighting features heavily amongst its weaponry, along with the blinking philistinism of the soulless. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 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