arsenal

CEFRB2

/ˈɑːsənəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.

  2. 02

    noun

    A large collection of resources or skills.

Examples

  • The army surrendered its arsenal to the enemy.

  • They have a powerful military arsenal.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɑːsnəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.

  2. A store or supply of anything.

  3. A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

More examples

In context

  • He arrived with a large arsenal of cleansers and tools, and got right to work.

  • Foremost in her arsenal is that smile – so enormous and so absurdly disarming that someone should have worked out a way to harness its power into international conflict resolution.

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Origin

noun

From Italian arsenale, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “manufacturing shop”), from دَار (dār) + صِنَاعَة (ṣināʕa).