plural armories
1
a
: a supply of arms for defense or attack
b
: a collection of available resources
2
: a place where arms and military equipment are stored
especially
: one used for training reserve military personnel
3
: a place where arms are manufactured
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An armory has traditionally been a military storage compound where machine guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, parts, and accessories are kept. In the U.S., National Guard and Reserve units often use armories as training headquarters in peacetime. Ever since George Washington established the country's first armory in Springfield in 1777, arsenals and armories of the Army Ordnance Corps have had a remarkable history of arms manufacture.
Examples of armory in a Sentence
the site of a 19th-century armory
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Romy Ellenbogen, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Those dropshots are delightful toppings to the dessert collection of sweet spot strokes in Alcaraz’s armory.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Also said to be a dead-cert location in central Venice is the 14th century Misericordia, a former school armory that is now an exclusive events venue.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Should Trump allow military personnel and armory to descend on the nation's capital?
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 14 June 2025
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armory. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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armory
noun
ar·mory
ˈärm-(ə-)rē 
plural armories
1
: a supply of weapons
2
: a place where arms are kept and where soldiers are often trained
3
: a place where arms are made
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