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arsenal

ar·se·nal

UK/ˈɑːsənəl/ US/ˈɑːsnəl/ fairly common

noun

1.

all the weapons and equipment that a country has

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2.

a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms

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3.

a place where arms are manufactured

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Origin

From Italian arsenale, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “manufacturing shop”), from دَار (dār) + صِنَاعَة (ṣināʕa).

Phrases

  • arsenal of democracy
  • arsenal plane
  • arsenal ship
  • Redstone Arsenal

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