armoury
part of speech
noun (an armoury, armouries; US spelling armory, armories)
meaning for a pupil
1) A place where weapons and armour are kept, such as a room in a castle or a building used by an army. tree →
2) A collection of weapons that a person, army or country has. tree →
3) A set of skills, tools or ideas that someone can use to deal with a problem, like weapons ready for a fight. tree →
4) (US) A building where soldiers, such as the National Guard, meet and train; some old ones are now used for sports or events. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons the armoury is the store of swords, shields, helmets and later guns in a castle, fort or ship; museums such as the Royal Armouries in Leeds and the Tower of London show old armour. In stories a hero may break into the armoury to arm the castle's defenders. In everyday talk and writing the word is often used in a picture-like way: «the teacher's armoury of tricks», «a striker with a full armoury of shots», «another weapon in our armoury against germs». Phrases: «in the armoury», «a weapon in someone's armoury», «a whole armoury of».
examples
- The knights ran down to the armoury to fetch their swords and shields. tree →
- The castle armoury held hundreds of spears and helmets. tree →
- On our school trip we saw old suits of armour in the Tower of London armoury. tree →
- The army's armoury includes tanks, ships and planes. tree →
- Patience is the best tool in a teacher's armoury. tree →
- The goalkeeper has a whole armoury of saves. tree →
- Soap and hot water are a strong weapon in our armoury against germs. tree →
- In our town the old armory is now a basketball hall. tree →
note
Countable noun: one armoury, two armouries. «Armoury» is the UK, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian spelling; «armory» is the US spelling — both mean the same. Do not mix it up with «armour/armor», which is the metal covering a knight wears; the armoury is where armour and weapons are kept. Stress on the first part: AR-muh-ree.
Trees and pragmatics
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