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
  • More than 120,000 tons of cocoa beans piled up in ports and warehouses across the country.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Neither was experienced in subscription sales, and of a first printing of 25,000, 5,000 remained in their warehouses after two years.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ukraine's drones have pummeled the giant depots belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, burning billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2026.

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