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armory

UK/'ɑ:mәri/US
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Definitions

n.

A place where weapons and military equipment are stored; an arsenal.

军械库,武器库。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
armweapons, arms, tools of war
+
-oryrelating to, connected with
=armory

arm (weapon) + -ory (place for) = the place where weapons are kept. The British spelling is armoury.

Root arma still carries 9 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.weapons armory武器库
  • 2.military armory军事军械库

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The soldiers returned their rifles to the armory after drills.

  • 2.

    A new weapon was added to the team's armory of tactics.

Word Forms

Noun

Pluralarmories
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