as in warehouse
a place where military arms are stored
the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen
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Recent Examples of armory
Ultimately whether these relationships become a weapon in your professional armory or an Achilles heel comes down to knowing your professional and personal roles, Dr Jones added, and not letting the two conflict.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
That’s nowhere clearer than in the climactic final confrontation between Noa and Proximus Caesar’s brute in command, an imposing gorilla named Sylva (Eka Darville), which takes place within a gargantuan armory that’s flooding quickly around them.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
According to a history of the armory published by the McDaniel Free Press on Dec. 5, 2016; by 1980 a new armory was built on Hahn Road and the City of Westminster began leasing the building.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
No one seems to know when the local American Legion Post began holding services for Armistice Day — Veterans Day or when the annual ceremony was first held at the armory.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
That’s nowhere clearer than in the climactic final confrontation between Noa and Proximus Caesar’s brute in command, an imposing gorilla named Sylva (Eka Darville), which takes place within a gargantuan armory that’s flooding quickly around them.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
According to a history of the armory published by the McDaniel Free Press on Dec. 5, 2016; by 1980 a new armory was built on Hahn Road and the City of Westminster began leasing the building.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
No one seems to know when the local American Legion Post began holding services for Armistice Day — Veterans Day or when the annual ceremony was first held at the armory.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armory
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These targets include airfields, military plants, ammunition depots and warehouses, and also oil hubs and refineries, which have supplied President Vladimir Putin's military with fuel in the ongoing conflict, which began on February 24, 2022.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The first Green Tile Social Club event was held in 2022 around two concrete tables at the waterfront park called Pier 35, whereas their most recent event in January 2025 drew 700 people to a warehouse in Brooklyn, where guests were treated to mahjong tile tattoos and omakase.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last year, Kyiv performed more than 80 drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and depots and have continued to attempt to injure Russia's economy, both in terms of war funding and trade, this year.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The plans, drawn up by Miller Architects and Builders of St. Cloud, show what the city administrator said was an attempt to meld history and aesthetics with functionality in a building that will resemble the old Litchfield train depot.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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General aviation airports are one of the most important tools in the Cal Fire arsenal.—
John Carr,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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In early 2024, Prime Video enabled advertising by default, expanding the inventory in Amazon’s arsenal.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Armory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armory. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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