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Armament

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.

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Armory 76% connected

A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.

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Arsenal 76% connected

A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

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Artillery 76% connected

Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

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Broadside 76% connected

The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.

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Gun 76% connected

of Gin

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Munition 76% connected

Fortification; stronghold.

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Ordnance 76% connected

Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in…

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Torpedo 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving…

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Arms 76% connected

Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.

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Mobilization 76% connected

The act of mobilizing.

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Munition 76% connected

Fortification; stronghold.

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Weaponry 76% connected

Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry.

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Arm 74% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Arm 74% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Arming 92% connected

of Arm

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Equipping 92% connected

of Equip

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