word | armory |
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definition | A place where weapons are made or stored. |
eg_sentence | The great military rifles known as the Springfield 30.06 and the M1 were developed at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts. |
explanation | An armory has traditionally been a military storage compound where machine guns, rifles, pistols, ammunition, parts, and accessories are kept. In the U.S., National Guard and Reserve units often use armories as training headquarters in peacetime. Ever since George Washington established the country's first armory in Springfield in 1777, arsenals and armories of the Army Ordnance Corps have had a remarkable history of arms manufacture |
IPA | ˈɑrməri |
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