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arsenal.

A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑːsənəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑːsnəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑɹsənəl/Canada, General-American/ˈɑɹsnəl/Canada, General-American
  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.

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

    He arrived with a large arsenal of cleansers and tools, and got right to work.
Where this word comes from

From Italian arsenale, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “manufacturing shop”), from دَار (dār) + صِنَاعَة (ṣināʕa).

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