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arsenal
CIDE DICTIONARY
arsenal, n. [Sp. & F. arsenal arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. & darsena dock); all fr. Ar. dār house of industry or fabrication; dār house + 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
arsenal, n.
1 a store of weapons.
2 a government establishment for the storage and manufacture of weapons and ammunition.
3 resources of anything compared with weapons (e.g. abuse), regarded collectively.
1 a store of weapons.
2 a government establishment for the storage and manufacture of weapons and ammunition.
3 resources of anything compared with weapons (e.g. abuse), regarded collectively.
Etymology
obs. F arsenal or It. arzanale f. Arab. darsina' a f. dar house + sina' a art, industry f. sana' a fabricate
THESAURUS
arsenal
ammo dump, archives, armory, artillery park, assembly line, assembly plant, atomic arsenal, atomic energy plant, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bonded warehouse, bookbindery, bookcase, box, brewery, brickyard, bunker, buttery, cannery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crate, creamery, crib, cupboard, dairy, defense plant, depository, depot, distillery, dock, dockyard, drawer, dump, exchequer, factory, factory belt, factory district, feeder plant, flour mill, glory hole, godown, gun park, hold, hutch, industrial park, industrial zone, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, main plant, manufactory, manufacturing plant, manufacturing quarter, mill, mint, munitions plant, oil refinery, packing house, park, plant, pottery, power plant, production line, push-button plant, rack, refinery, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, sawmill, shelf, shipyard, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, subassembly plant, sugar refinery, supply base, supply depot, tank, tannery, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar, winery, yard, yardsROGET THESAURUS
arsenal
Store
N store, stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry, spring, fount, fountain, well, wellspring, milch cow, stock in trade, supply, heap, treasure, reserve, corps de reserve, reserved fund, nest egg, savings, bonne bouche, crop, harvest, mow, vintage, store, accumulation, hoard, rick, stack, lumber, relay, storehouse, storeroom, storecloset, depository, depot, cache, repository, reservatory, repertory, repertorium, promptuary, warehouse, entrepot, magazine, buttery, larder, spence, garner, granary, cannery, safe-deposit vault, stillroom, thesaurus, bank, armory, arsenal, dock, gallery, museum, conservatory, menagery, menagerie, reservoir, cistern, aljibar, tank, pond, mill pond, gasometer, budget, quiver, bandolier, portfolio, coffer, conservation, storing, storage, keep, file (papers), lay in, preserve, Adj, stored, in store, in reserve, in ordinary, spare, supernumerary, adde parvum parvo magnus acervus erit.For further exploring for "arsenal" in Webster Dictionary Online
