arsenals
Military weapon stores
Arsenals are stockpiles of weapons and military equipment, or the facilities where they're stored and manufactured.
The term extends to any collection of resources available for a particular purpose: The lawyer had an arsenal of legal precedents at her disposal.
A sports team's arsenal might be its roster of talented players; a chef's arsenal, her techniques and ingredients.
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
bombs · artillery · cannons · mortars · howitzers · torpedoes · shotguns · carbines
Concealed storage spot
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- reservesResources held back
- depotVehicle storage facility
- magazineBound periodical with articles
stash · accumulation · trove · bunker · vault · storehouse · repository · inventory
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- headquartersCentral command location
- armoryMilitary weapons storehouse
troops · battalion · regiment · brigade · quartermaster · logistics · procurement
Works ready to perform
- toolkitCollection of implements
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- assetsOwned items of value
- capabilitiesPowers to perform tasks
techniques · strategies · skills · tools · options · means · weapons · ammunition
firearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- grenadesSmall thrown explosive devices
missiles · bombs · artillery · cannons · mortars · howitzers · torpedoes · shotguns · carbines · revolvers
cache
Concealed storage spot
magazine · stash · accumulation · trove · bunker · vault · storehouse · repository · inventory · supplies
barracks
Soldiers' residential building
- garrisonStationed military force
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- headquartersCentral command location
armory · troops · battalion · regiment · brigade · quartermaster · logistics · procurement
repertoire
Works ready to perform
capabilities · techniques · strategies · skills · tools · options · means · weapons · ammunition · battery
- Military Sitesforts, military bases, fortresses, naval stations, air force bases
- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- naval historybattleships, naval battles, naval history, admiral, battleship
- defense industrydefense contractors, defense spending, defense production, defense budget, defense technology
- strategic assetsmilitary bases, naval bases, missile silos, command centers, intelligence agencies
- war economicswar funding, war effort, mobilization, defense contracts, munitions
arsenalsdisarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
demilitarization · defenselessness · defenses · vulnerability · vulnerabilities
arsenalsdecommissioning
Withdrawing from active service
arms reduction · demobilization · nonproliferation · arms control
- nuclear arsenalStockpile of atomic bombs