Synonyms of arsenals

arsenals

noun

plural of arsenal

as in armories

a place where military arms are stored

sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• armories
• warehouses
• depots
• magazines
• dumps
• fortresses
• forts
• strongholds
• repositories
• storehouses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arsenals

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, 13 Aug. 2026

True peace requires restraining both nuclear and conventional arsenals. — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Israel and some Gulf states also have the bomb in their arsenals. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026

Iran’s proxies in Iraq also possess advanced arsenals, including ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft weapons. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

Yet deliberate hot war still ranks as the least likely of the five traps, because nuclear arsenals and deep commercial ties make escalation catastrophically expensive for both governments. — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026

But the core disputes were left unresolved, and, in the interim, Iran gained time to rebuild its weapons arsenals and defenses, preparing for a potential wider conflict. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026