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Armory Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Armory has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a collection of resources

"he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"

2

all the weapons and equipment that a country has

"The general inspected the digital inventory of our national armory to ensure every soldier had the latest gear before deployment."

3

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

"The old stone armory on the hill served as both the secure storage for our regiment's heavy weaponry and the daily venue where soldiers learned to handle their rifles."

4

a place where arms are manufactured

"The factory was converted into an armory to manufacture new rifles for the national guard."

5

American spelling spelling of armoury

"The museum tour concluded at the historic armory where visitors could see centuries of military weapons and equipment."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
resource armament military installation foundry
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory memory malory
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