Arsenal

Arsenal, a magazine or repository of military stores of all kinds; the term has also been extended so as to include factories for arms or ammunition. The chief arsenal in Britain is the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, while others of importance are those at Portsmouth, Chatham, Sheerness, Pembroke, Deptford, and Plymouth. In France, Brest, Toulon, Havre, Bordeaux, etc., are famed for their naval arsenals, and Besancon, Mezieres, and Toulouse for their ordinary military stores. All the continental powers, as well as the United States of America, have their various arsenals.