Definition of arsenal Arsenal

/ɑˈɹsʌnʌl/ - [arsunul] - ar•se•nal

We found 13 definitions of arsenal from 9 different sources.

What does arsenal mean?

Noun Plural: arsenals
arsenal - a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
		armory, armoury
		military installation any facility servicing military forces
arsenal - all the weapons and equipment that a country has
		armory, armoury
arsenal - a place where arms are manufactured
		armory, armoury

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arsenal (Noun)
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
arsenal (Noun)
A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
arsenal (Noun)
A store or supply of anything.

arsenal (n.)
A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

arsenal
är′se-nal, n. a dock possessing naval stores: a public magazine or manufactory of naval and military stores. [It. arzenale, arsenale (Sp., Fr. arsenal)—Ar. dār aççinā‛ah, workshop; dār, house, al, the, cinā‛ah, art.]

arsenal
A repository of the munitions of war. Some combine both magazines of naval and military stores, and docks for the construction and repair of ships.

arsenal
A public establishment for the storage or for the manufacture and storage of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service. In the United States there are 17 arsenals and 1 armory (Springfield, Mass.), situated at different points throughout the whole country convenient for the distribution of materiel, as follows: Alleghany arsenal, at Pittsburg, Pa.; at Augusta, Ga.; Benicia, Cal.; Fort Monroe, Va.; Fort Union, N. M.; Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Kennebec arsenal, Augusta, Me.; New York; Pikesville, Md.; Rock Island, Ill.; Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; San Antonio, Texas; Vancouver, W. T.; Washington, D. C.; Watertown, Mass.; and Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, N. Y.