weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwe-pən-rē 
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The army has developed some new high-tech weaponry.
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Goldberg then released screenshots of the messages, which included detailed information about drone targets, strike times and weaponry.
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Even during the Cold War and the Space Race, weaponry in space was confined to theory and real-life oddities like the aircraft cannon secretly installed in the Soviet Salyut 3 space station in 1973 to deter curious American visitors.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Cutting back on future aircraft carriers would save billions of dollars, money that could be spent on drones or other weaponry.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
And Beijing’s decision to look the other way as Chinese firms supply Moscow with dual-use goods (in exchange for certain defense technologies and less expensive energy) has helped Russia produce advanced weaponry despite Western sanctions.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Even during the Cold War and the Space Race, weaponry in space was confined to theory and real-life oddities like the aircraft cannon secretly installed in the Soviet Salyut 3 space station in 1973 to deter curious American visitors.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Cutting back on future aircraft carriers would save billions of dollars, money that could be spent on drones or other weaponry.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
And Beijing’s decision to look the other way as Chinese firms supply Moscow with dual-use goods (in exchange for certain defense technologies and less expensive energy) has helped Russia produce advanced weaponry despite Western sanctions.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponry. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwep-ən-rē
: weapons as a whole
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