arsenal C2+ Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈɑrsənəl/ UK /ˈɑːsənəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a store or collection of weapons and military equipment The fortress held an arsenal large enough to supply an entire army. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a store or collection of... armorymagazinedepotstockpilecachestore Etymology AI details From Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry'). arsenale Italian dār aṣ-ṣināʿa Arabic View etymology graph -> Topics War & Conflict Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # arsenal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑrsənəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːsənəl/ ## Meanings 1. a store or collection of weapons and military equipment ## Examples - The fortress held an arsenal large enough to supply an entire army. ## Synonyms - armory - magazine - depot - stockpile - cache - store ## Roots and Affixes - Root: arsenale - Root: dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ## Etymology From Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry'). ## AI Etymology Arsenal is a noun meaning "a store or collection of weapons and military equipment". Historically, it is from Italian arsenale ('dockyard, depot'), from Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa ('house of manufacture, workshop'), from dār ('house') and ṣināʿa ('craft, industry'). The historical chain links Italian arsenale with Arabic dār aṣ-ṣināʿa. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - War & Conflict - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown