Meaning of arsenal | Babel Free
ˈɑːsənəlDefinitions
- A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury
- The Arsenal Football Club.
- 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 stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
- A store or supply of anything
- A store or supply of anything.
- Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship
Equivalents
Examples
“Foremost in her arsenal is that smile – so enormous and so absurdly disarming that someone should have worked out a way to harness its power into international conflict resolution.”
“He arrived with a large arsenal of cleansers and tools, and got right to work.”
“Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.”
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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