Meanings
plural armouries · alternative armory
- UKalsocountablefigurativelyuncountableA place where arms are kept, an arsenal.
1 more example
Finally, there's also operational damage through impact energy from wheels hitting the rail. For that, Network Rail has another weapon in its armoury in the form of the Plain Line Pattern Recognition (PLPR) trains. These use geometry measurement and imaging to detect abnormalities such as missing or defective fastenings.
2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Tackling broken rails: the skills and technology improving safety”, in RAIL, number 1057, pages 30-31 - UKcountableuncountableA collection of weapons and materiel.
- UKcountableuncountableA place where arms are made.
- UKcountableuncountableThe manufacture of armour and arms; arming, armouring.
(1.) *Armorist. n. s. [from armour.] A person skilled in heraldry. Dict. (2.) Armorist, signifies also a person skilled in armory.
1816, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, Encyclopaedia Perthensis, page 5301 more example
He replied that he intended to pass through there to his own land, since he could not go by sea {because of the Turks}, and the ambassador was going in order, if he could find a way, to bring back some craftsmen skilled in armoury and[…]
2020 April 28, Isabel Boavida, Hervé Pennec, Manuel João Ramos, Pedro Páez's History of Ethiopia, 1622 / Volume II, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN - UKcountableuncountableHeraldry.
- UKcollectivecountablenounrareuncountableA family or group of aardvarks.
A family of aardvarks, or an armoury of aardvarks, were regular visitors to the waterhole
2025, Robyn Smythe, Arthur the Aardvark: The Story of a True Warrior1 more example
Jonathan Risbridger, senior zookeeper at Whipsnade Zoo, said: “Nacho and Tafari are a great addition to our family, or armoury, of aardvarks here at Whipsnade Zoo. Nacho is actually returning to Whipsnade, as she was one the first ever aardvarks to live at our zoo”.
2025, Anna McConachie, “New digs for pair of burrowing aardvarks”, in Bedford Today
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Anglo-Normanarmurrie
- Middle Englisharmerie
- Englisharmoury
From Middle English armerie, armurie, armorye, from Anglo-Norman armurrie, from armure (“arms, armor”) + -ie (“-y”). By surface analysis, armour + -y.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans arsenaal
- arsenaalplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Bulgarian арсенал
- арсенал (arsenal)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
Catalan armeria
- armeriaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Esperanto armilejo
- armilejoplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Finnish asevarasto, vaakunaoppi
- asevarastoplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- vaakunaoppiheraldry
- heraldiikkaheraldry
French arsenal, armoiries
- arsenalplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- armoiriesheraldry
German Rüstkammer, Waffenkammer
- Rüstkammerplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- Waffenkammerplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- Waffenlagerplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- Waffenarsenalplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- Waffendepotplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- Wappenkundeheraldry
Hungarian fegyvertár
- fegyvertárplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Italian armeria, galleria d'armi
- armeriaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- galleria d'armiplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- armeheraldry
Latin armamentarium
- armamentariumplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Māori whare huata
- whare huataplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Norwegian arsenal
- arsenalplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Polish zbrojownia, arsenał
- zbrojowniaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- arsenałplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- cekhauzplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- heraldykaheraldry
Portuguese armaria, arsenal
- armariaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- arsenalplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Russian арсена́л, оруже́йная пала́та
- арсена́л (arsenál)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
- оруже́йная пала́та (oružéjnaja paláta)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
- цейхга́уз (cejxgáuz)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
- арме́рия (armérija)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
Scottish Gaelic taigh-airm
- taigh-airmplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Spanish armería
- armeríaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Swahili ghala ya silaha
- ghala ya silahaplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Swedish rustkammare
- rustkammareplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Tagalog sandatahan, taguan ng armas
- sandatahanplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- taguan ng armasplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
- armoriplace where arms are kept, an arsenal
Ukrainian зброя́рня, арсена́л
- зброя́рня (zbrojárnja)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
- арсена́л (arsenál)place where arms are kept, an arsenal
Cite this entry
armoury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoury
“armoury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoury. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “armoury,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/armoury.
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