weaponry

noun

weap·​on·​ry ˈwe-pən-rē How to pronounce weaponry (audio)
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: the science of designing and making weapons

Examples of weaponry in a Sentence

The army has developed some new high-tech weaponry.
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Israeli forces then killed nearly the entire upper echelon of Hezbollah’s leadership, including its longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah, and destroyed much of the group’s weaponry. Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024 Maybe even more than surprise story of the year Indiana, Arizona State looks interesting in the Playoff given its offensive weaponry. The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024 The jewelry-store duel is very Kill Bill, with the two women tossing out insults before attacking brutally and relentlessly: throwing each other around glass cases, using the shop’s offerings as weaponry, and avoiding the incapacitated store owner. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, it is understood the U.S. does not possess any former Soviet nuclear weaponry taken from Ukraine after the Cold War. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weaponry 

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of weaponry was in 1844

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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

weaponry

noun
weap·​on·​ry ˈwep-ən-rē How to pronounce weaponry (audio)
: weapons as a whole
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