armoury
Definitions
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A place where arms are kept, an arsenal. UK, countable, uncountable
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A collection of weapons and materiel. UK, countable, uncountable
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A place where arms are made. UK, countable, uncountable
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The manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring. UK, countable, uncountable
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Heraldry. UK, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Españolarmería
22 more languages
العربيةزردخانة
Българскиарсенал
Češtinaarzenál
Gàidhligtaigh-airm
Հայերենզինանոց
Bahasa Indonesiaarsenal
日本語兵器廠
Latinaarmamentarium
Shqiparmëtore
Svenskarustkammare
Examples
“(1.) *Armorist. n. s. [from armour.] A person skilled in heraldry. Dict. (2.) Armorist, signifies also a person skilled in armory.”
“He replied that he intended to pass⟳ through there to his own⟳ land⟳, since he could not go by sea {because of the Turks}, and the ambassador was going in order⟳, if he could find⟳ a way, to bring⟳ back some craftsmen skilled in armoury and[…]”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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