weaponry

noun

Definition of weaponrynext
as in weapons

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Recent Examples of weaponry In addition to seeking more urgent funding, the Pentagon has reportedly deployed additional weaponry, troops and military aircraft to the Middle East over the past week. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But a new archeological analysis suggests some royal women in ancient Egypt such as Princess Ita may have been more skilled with weaponry than historians once believed. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 17 July 2026 The Massie amendment did not touch an additional $500 million that Israel gets each year in defensive weaponry, including its Iron Dome missile systems. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026 At the same time, more advanced weaponry has entered Ukraine’s arsenal. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for weaponry
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  1. weapons
  2. ammunition
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  • According to the ministry, this will include a review of security procedures, particularly measures to prevent weapons and other dangerous items from being brought onto school premises.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cooperation would include bilateral research, development and co-production of weapons and technology in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other fields.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of weapons
Noun
  • Kevin Owens ultimately won the match with a stunner on his longtime frenemy Sami Zayn, who now has a whole new round of ammunition for complaints about a WWE conspiracy.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Manguchei pleaded to conspiracy to possess a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and was sentenced to 44 months in prison.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weaponry. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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