Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A governmental establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel.
- noun A stock of weapons.
- noun A store or supply.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A repository or magazine of arms and military stores of all kinds, whether for land or naval service.
- noun A public establishment where naval and military engines or warlike equipments are manufactured.
- noun Figuratively, a repository of any kind of equipment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
military establishment for thestoring ,development ,manufacturing ,testing , orrepairing ofarms ,ammunition , and otherwar materiel ; anarmoury . - noun A
stock ofweapons , especiallyall the weapons that anation possesses. - noun A
store orsupply of anything.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a place where arms are manufactured
- noun all the weapons and equipment that a country has
- noun a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And the final trick in my arsenal is a super-cool folding potty seat, to make strange toilets more fun and less frightening.
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One of the strongest weapons in our arsenal is the power of freedom.
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HUNTER: Well, let me tell you, this is important, Lou, because, you know, the aerospace industry in this country is an important part of what we call the arsenal democracy.
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HUNTER: Well, let me tell you, this is important, Lou, because, you know, the aerospace industry in this country is an important part of what we call the arsenal democracy.
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When you are discussing a topic and you resort to name calling you are illustrating the point that you have lost the argument and all you have left in your arsenal is to spew invective.
George Lucas Talks STAR WARS with Jon Stewart on THE DAILY SHOW – Collider.com 2010
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One of the most potent sentences in a rapist's verbal arsenal is "No one will believe you."
Valentines, part the first mllelaurel 2009
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In other words, the UK sea-based nuclear arsenal is under ultimate US control.
Eric Margolis: BRITAIN MAY PULL THE PLUG ON THE ROYAL NAVY Eric Margolis 2010
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Their existing arsenal is a big concern but their recent commitment to battling extremists in their own boarders makes it seem like their stockpile is in surer hands than it was.
Think Progress » The Right Scrambles To Demean Obama’s Successful Nuclear Summit 2010
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In other words, the UK sea-based nuclear arsenal is under ultimate US control.
Eric Margolis: BRITAIN MAY PULL THE PLUG ON THE ROYAL NAVY Eric Margolis 2010
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In other words, the UK sea-based nuclear arsenal is under ultimate US control.
Eric Margolis: BRITAIN MAY PULL THE PLUG ON THE ROYAL NAVY Eric Margolis 2010
rolig commented on the word arsenal
The word was first used by Venetians in the early 12th century for their shipbuilding works. They themselves borrowed it from the Arabic dar as-sina'ah ("house of manufacture").
July 30, 2008