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arsenal

/ˈɑɹsənəl/

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What does arsenal mean?

noun

  1. A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
  2. A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
  3. A store or supply of anything.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship.

proper noun

  1. The Arsenal Football Club.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɑɹsənəl/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɑɹsnəl/
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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.
Leo, graf TolstoyWar and PeaceTranslated by Aylmer Maude; Louise MaudeProject Gutenberg ebook #2600
He liked the clangour of the Arsenal smithy where he had first learned his art, and all the busy industry of the place.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
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I next received an order for one of my largest steam hammers for the Imperial Arsenal, and it was followed by many more.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
A patrol which was returning to the Arsenal post having passed him, he made a requisition on it, and caused it to accompany him.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135