Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weaponry

/ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: weapon-ry
IPA: /ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Weapons collectively

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The army has a wide array of weaponry."
"The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners."
"Holy shit! Those things barely look powerful enough to run Oregon Trail, much less Earth-ending weaponry. People who work there must watch WarGames and go “One day, one day, we’ll get to play with that stuff.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen English weapon Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English weaponry From weapon + -ry.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/
British English: /ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

weaponries (plural)

Derived Forms

bioweaponry cyberweaponry superweaponry

Phrases

conventional weaponry

Frequently Paired Words

conventional weaponry cannonade fusillade materiel

Synonyms

arms munitions ordnance weaponry implements of war weapons system munition

Questions

How do you pronounce weaponry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛp.ən.ɹi/.
What does weaponry mean?: Weapons collectively
Where does weaponry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wēpną Proto-West Germanic *wāpn Old English wēpn Middle English wepen English weapon Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English weaponry From weapon + -ry.

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