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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Kyiv would propose a partial ceasefire with Russia for long-range drone and missile strikes and combat operations in the Black Sea if Washington reverses its decision to freeze intelligence sharing and weaponry supplies, the newspaper reported.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Polisario—a contingent of tens of thousands of fighters armed with a smattering of Cold War–era weaponry donated by Libya as well as some armored cars and infantry vehicles captured from Moroccan and Mauritanian forces—may seem ill positioned to secure meaningful military victories.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Amid concerns around the truce, the Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs and other weaponry to Israel on an emergency basis.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Besides weaponry, the island has what some consider a more effective deterrent than nuclear bombs.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The Polisario—a contingent of tens of thousands of fighters armed with a smattering of Cold War–era weaponry donated by Libya as well as some armored cars and infantry vehicles captured from Moroccan and Mauritanian forces—may seem ill positioned to secure meaningful military victories.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Amid concerns around the truce, the Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of nearly $3 billion worth of bombs and other weaponry to Israel on an emergency basis.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Besides weaponry, the island has what some consider a more effective deterrent than nuclear bombs.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weaponry
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“Weaponry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponry. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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weaponry
noun
weap·on·ry
ˈwep-ən-rē
: weapons as a whole
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