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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