armories

plural of armory
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 The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls. Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026 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. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 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
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Noun
  • The inside of the two server warehouses at Cole and Kuna-Mora roads are warmer than your average office, running around 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As Florida’s summer of data center backlash has worn on, residents fighting the warehouses have found reasons for hope.
    Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • By 2024, they were regularly being used to strike Russian airfields, ammunition depots and oil refineries.
    Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Russian oil depots set ablaze In Russia, a large-scale Ukrainian drone strike hit the Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the nearby district of Sirius, regional officials said Friday.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals’ drills as a pretext to ramp up testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for the reclusive North Korean leader.
    Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals' drills as a pretext to ramp up its testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for leader Kim Jong Un.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Armories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armories. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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