arsenal
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arsenal¹
- /ˈɑːsənəl/ UK
- /ˈɑːsnəl/ UK
- /ˈɑɹsənəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈɑɹsnəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈɐːsənəl/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈɐːsnəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Italian arsenale, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “manufacturing shop”), from دَار (dār) + صِنَاعَة (ṣināʕa).
noun arsenals
- 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 store or supply of anything. 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.
- 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.
Arsenal²
proper noun
- The Arsenal Football Club.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: armory, armoury, armament, weaponry, weapon, firepower, package, bulwark, apparatus, machinery, depot, toolbox, framework, edifice, shipyard, dockyard
Translations
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noun military establishment
| Español | arsenal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 병기고 byeonggigo, 무기고 mugigo, 병기창 byeonggichang |
| 日本語 | 兵器廠 heikishō |
| 中文 | 兵工廠 /兵工厂 bīnggōngchǎng |
| Português | arsenal |
| Français | arsenal |
| Deutsch | Zeughaus, Waffenkammer, Arsenal, Waffenlager, Waffenvorrat |
| Italiano | arsenale, deposito armi |
| Русский | арсена́л arsenál |
| Tiếng Việt | kho vũ khí, kho đạn dược |
| العربية | تِرْسَانَة tirsāna |
noun stock of weapons
| Español | arsenal |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 軍火庫 /军火库, 武庫 /武库 |
| Português | arsenal |
| Italiano | arsenale |
| Русский | арсена́л arsenál |
Talk about this word "arsenal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arsenal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arsenal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arsenal "arsenal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arsenal.Cite this
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title = {arsenal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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