as in armory
a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Hour 3: Stretched thin Two hours after the fire ignited, the Pasadena Fire Department has staffed every reserve engine in its arsenal.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The Assad family in Syria were no special friends to Hamas, but Israel took advantage of their fall to obliterate Syria's entire arsenal of heavy weapons, putting one more potential regional adversary out of military action for perhaps a generation.
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past three seasons, the flashy finish has faded from his arsenal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
North Korea's expansion of its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal are major drivers of tensions with the South.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The Assad family in Syria were no special friends to Hamas, but Israel took advantage of their fall to obliterate Syria's entire arsenal of heavy weapons, putting one more potential regional adversary out of military action for perhaps a generation.
—Max Rodenbeck, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Over the past three seasons, the flashy finish has faded from his arsenal.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
North Korea's expansion of its nuclear program and its ballistic missile arsenal are major drivers of tensions with the South.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Arsenal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenal. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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