# weaponry

/ˈwɛpənɹi/ (US) · /wˈɛpənɹi/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/weaponry
Updated: 2026-05-06

## Definition

a group of weapons or the tools used for fighting. It can refer to everything from simple knives to advanced military equipment.

For teachers: weapons collectively, or the set of equipment used for combat and defense. Often used to describe the technological level or specific inventory of an armed force.

## Examples

- The museum displays ancient weaponry from the Roman era.
- Modern military forces invest heavily in advanced electronic weaponry to disable enemy communications without physical destruction.
- The treaty aimed to limit the proliferation of nuclear weaponry while allowing nations to maintain conventional forces for domestic security and border defense.

## Pitfalls

- Not "The soldiers carried many weaponries." but "The soldiers carried many weapons." — Weaponry is uncountable and refers to the system or collection; use 'weapons' when counting individual items.

## Usage notes

- Uncountable; refers to a category of objects rather than individual items.

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