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arsenal
An officially designated store for weapons, ammunition, explosives, or related military, police, or security equipment.
An arsenal is an officially designated storage area for weapons, ammunition, explosives, and related equipment for use in military, police, and security applications.
The official storage designation and military, police, or security purpose distinguish the arsenal. Its contents can include related equipment alongside weapons or ammunition.
The term describes a storage use here. Manufacturing weapons or exhibiting them to visitors is a different activity.
Related definitions
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cargo storage
A place or shelter for intermediate storage of cargo before further transportation. -
document storage
Overflow storage for rarely used or obsolete document files in any medium, distinct from a value-based archive. -
equipment storage
Space for keeping tools, machines, or similar equipment while unused, either ready for use or in overflow storage. -
overflow storage
Space for storing miscellaneous items in order to save space in living or working areas. -
raw material storage
A silo, tank, bin, platform, or other place for bulk storage of relatively homogeneous raw commodities. -
self-storage
Space for keeping personal property that is worth retaining but not needed at hand, outside the goods-distribution cycle. -
treasure storage
A place for keeping and protecting items of extreme value when not on display or in use. -
warehouse
A building for temporary storage of marketable goods, including inventory held within a supply chain.