Definition

Noun: * Arsenal: A facility, often a factory or a complex of workshops, dedicated to the manufacturing, repair, storage, and supply of weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment for an army.

Usage Examples

• (The military has increased security at the arsenal.)
• (The new weapons are manufactured at the central arsenal.)
• (They destroyed the enemy's arsenal.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "binh xưởng" is a compound word, a shortened form of the more formal "binh công xưởng" (military workshop/arsenal). It is a technical term primarily used in military, historical, or formal contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Binh công xưởng (n): The full, formal term for an arsenal or military workshop.
• Kho vũ khí (n): An armory or weapons depot; this term emphasizes storage rather than manufacturing.
• Xưởng quân giới (n): An older or more specific term for an arms factory or military workshop.

Synonyms

• Arsenal: A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
• Armory: A place where weapons are stored; sometimes used interchangeably with arsenal.
• Munitions plant/works: A factory for making ammunition and explosives.

Related Concepts

• Công binh (n): Military engineers, the corps responsible for construction, repair, and sometimes operating arsenals.
• Hậu cần (n): Logistics, the broader military function that includes the supply of equipment from places like arsenals.

noun

1. arsenal