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armory

[ahr-muh-ree] / ˈɑr mə ri /
NOUN
military building, usually for storing weapons
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His band quickly took control of a federal armory and rifle factory in the sleeping town of Harpers Ferry.

From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2026

“It’s about being part of, for want of a better expression, the golf bag,” Andrew once explained of his role in Britain’s diplomatic armory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

One key relief weapon Roberts hopes to have in his armory is Brusdar Graterol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

They marched to the city armory, then on to the occupied depot, where they were met by Sacramento members of the National Guard who were already deployed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

Then it rolled forward on its tank treads, across the bunker floor, to the armory cage at its opposite end.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Tests were administered in high-school auditoriums, armories, federal buildings or college lecture halls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The mobilized Marines and National Guard troops “will be stationed all across Los Angeles ... that includes Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and a number of National Guard armories across the city,” Guillot said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

As water drained from the dam and flooded a 50-mile stretch of the Dnieper, Ukrainian territory along the western banks was swallowed up wholesale—farms, gas stations, land mines, armories, factories, houses, railroad tracks, forests.

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2023

Forged in the high school gyms, skating rinks, community halls, National Guard armories and rowdy dance halls of the region, the Northwest Sound evolved incrementally, by trial and error.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

Six thousand militiamen were put on standby in nearby armories.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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