as in warehouse
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 armory
Domestic intelligence has consistently flagged violent militia members and racially motivated extremists eyeing armories as soft targets.
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Firearm use is limited to only when soldiers are participating in field training, and the guns are returned to the armory at the conclusion of that training.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
On Saturday, a wedding reception is scheduled to take place at the Arsenale, formerly the site of armories and shipyards that is located on the eastern side of Venice.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Originally, this was set to take place at Scuola vecchia della Misericordia but was later relocated to the Arsenal of Venice — a historic site of former shipyards and armories, according to a source.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Dell Cameron, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
Firearm use is limited to only when soldiers are participating in field training, and the guns are returned to the armory at the conclusion of that training.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
On Saturday, a wedding reception is scheduled to take place at the Arsenale, formerly the site of armories and shipyards that is located on the eastern side of Venice.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Originally, this was set to take place at Scuola vecchia della Misericordia but was later relocated to the Arsenal of Venice — a historic site of former shipyards and armories, according to a source.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armory
Noun
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Snowflake, one of the most popular cloud data warehouse platforms, often ranks as a company’s second-largest IT expense after its primary cloud provider.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The cartel’s men received the truck and drove it back to their secret warehouse.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Images from August analyzed by Radio Liberty show ammunition depots at the site which covered more than two square kilometers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement On the left, Banksy's 23-ft high mural in the yard of a Royal Mail depot in Newman Street, central London, which was seen as a commentary on surveillance in the United Kingdom.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Hornets are not a dull outfit with their arsenal of speed on offense and defense and Marion’s dynamic play-calling.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have diligently worked to diversify their military arsenals.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armory. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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