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a stockpile of menace, whether it's missiles, money, or comebacks you saved for the perfect moment
means A collection or store of weapons and military equipment, or by extension any impressive stockpile of resources at one's disposal.
from From the Italian arsenale, a great shipyard and weapons works — most famously the Venetian Arsenal, where galleys and armaments were churned out. The Italian itself traces back through Arabic dar as-sina'a, meaning roughly 'house of manufacture' or 'workshop.' So before it meant a hoard of weapons, it meant the factory floor where the menace got made.
- venetian origin
- Word comes from Arabic 'dar as-sina'a,' Venice's medieval warship factory
- assembly line
- Venice Arsenal built a fully-armed galley in one day
- football club
- Arsenal FC was literally founded by London munitions workers
- verbal arsenal
- Now means any weaponized collection, including wit and insults
arsenal football club — english premier league club based in london, founded 1886, 13 league titles
arsenal shipyard — u.s. naval facility in charleston, south carolina, established 1821
venetian arsenal — historic shipyard in venice, italy, operational from 1104-1968, birthplace of assembly line manufacturing