arsenal

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arsenals

1) N-COUNT: usu with supp An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment held by a country, group, or person.

Russia and the other republics are committed to destroying most of their nuclear arsenals...

They possess a formidable arsenal of rifles, machine guns, landmines and teargas.

2) N-COUNT An arsenal is a building where weapons and military equipment are stored.

The murder weapon was part of a haul stolen in a raid on a South African air-force arsenal in 1990.

Syn:

armoury

3) N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp You can use arsenal to refer to a large number of tools, methods, or resources that someone has available to help them achieve what they want they want to do.

Managers use a full arsenal of motivational techniques to get employees to take risks...

He has more punches in his arsenal than other boxers.