arsenal

ar-se-nal · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A collection of weapons and military equipment.

  2. 2.

    A place where weapons are stored or manufactured.

  3. 3.

    **(Figurative)** A collection of resources available for a purpose.

Forms

plural: arsenals

Related words

See also: armory, stockpile, weapons
Synonyms: armory, cache, repository, stockpile

Etymology

From Italian arsenale ("dock, naval warehouse"), from Arabic dar as-sina'a ("house of manufacture"), from dar ("house") + sina'a ("manufacturing, industry").