as in warehouses
a place where military arms are stored
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Recent Examples of armories
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
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semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Even if their small military facilities, colloquially known as armories, had physically centralized fitness resources and equipment, many would be unable to take advantage of them.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for armories
Noun
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Developed by Penn Engineers, the system could improve safety of robots operating in cluttered indoor settings like warehouses and factories.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Lawton Road is off Brookshire Boulevard in northeast Charlotte, and is lined with warehouses and tractor-trailer parking lots, maps show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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Construction continues across the network, including work on passenger stations and supporting infrastructure such as bridges, tunnels and depots.—
Keith J Fernandez,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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The software manages the complex schedule for charging buses at the depots.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Iranian officials have ruled out putting its missiles, one of the largest such arsenals in the Middle East, up for discussion.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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The limits of the New START treaty New START, signed in 2010 by then-President Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, was the last of a long series of agreements between Moscow and Washington to limit their nuclear arsenals, starting with SALT I in 1972.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Armories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armories. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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