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Webster 1913 Edition

Arsenal

Ar′se-nal

(är′sē̍-nal)
,
Noun.
[Sp. & F.
arsenal
arsenal, dockyard, or It.
arzanale
,
arsenale
(cf. It. &
darsena
dock); all fr. Ar.
dārçinā’a
house of industry or fabrication;
dār
house +
çinā'a
art, industry.]
A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

Webster 1828 Edition

Arsenal

'ARSENAL

,
Noun.
[L. arx navalis, a naval citadel or repository.]
A repository or magazine of arms and military stores, whether for land or naval service.

Definition 2024

Arsenal

Arsenal

See also: arsenal, arsénal, and arsenál

English

Proper noun

Arsenal

  1. The Arsenal F.C. football club

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Arsenal n ‎(genitive Arsenals or Arsenales, plural Arsenale)

  1. arsenal

Declension

arsenal

arsenal

See also: Arsenal, arsénal, and arsenál

English

Noun

arsenal ‎(plural arsenals)

  1. A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
  2. A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
  3. A store or supply of anything.
    • 2014 January 21, Hermione Hoby, “Julia Roberts interview for August: Osage County – 'I might actually go to **** for this ...': Julia Roberts reveals why her violent, Oscar-nominated performance in August: Osage County made her feel 'like a terrible person' [print version: 'I might actually go to **** for this ...' (18 January 2014, p. R4)]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):
      Foremost in her arsenal is that smile – so enormous and so absurdly disarming that someone should have worked out a way to harness its power into international conflict resolution.
  4. Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship
    He arrived with a large arsenal of cleansers and tools, and got right to work.
    • 2012 November 17, John Branch, “Snow Fall : The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Time:
      Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

arsenal m ‎(plural arsenaux)

  1. (military, nautical) arsenal

Portuguese

Noun

arsenal m (plural arsenais)

  1. arsenal (military establishment)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arsěnaːl/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧se‧nal

Noun

arsènāl m ‎(Cyrillic spelling арсѐна̄л)

  1. arsenal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾ.se̞ˈna̠l]

Etymology

From Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة ‎(dār aṣ-ṣināʿa, “industry house”). Compare dársena.

Noun

arsenal m ‎(plural arsenales)

  1. arsenal

Etymology

Italian arsenale, also French arsenal, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة ‎(dār aṣ-ṣināʿa, “manufacturing shop”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)sənəl/

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