HOW TO PRONOUNCE
arsenal
/ˈɑɹsənəl/
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What does arsenal mean?
noun
- A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
- A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
- A store or supply of anything.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship.
proper noun
- The Arsenal Football Club.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑɹsənəl/
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Sérpukhov is already occupied by an enemy detachment and Túla with its famous arsenal, so indispensable to the army, is in danger.
He liked the clangour of the Arsenal smithy where he had first learned his art, and all the busy industry of the place.
More book examples (2)
I next received an order for one of my largest steam hammers for the Imperial Arsenal, and it was followed by many more.
A patrol which was returning to the Arsenal post having passed him, he made a requisition on it, and caused it to accompany him.