Weapon vs. Arsenal — What's the Difference?

A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used with the intent to inflict damage or harm. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare.

An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armory (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly regarded as synonyms, although subtle differences in usage exist.

An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.

A collection of weapons and military equipment

(Zoology) A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.

A governmental establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel.

A means used to defend against or defeat another

A stock of weapons.

To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.

A store or supply

An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords; arm.

A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.

An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.

A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.

A tool of any kind.

A store or supply of anything.

An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.

Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship

A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.

A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.

(transitive) To equip with a weapon; to arm.

All the weapons and equipment that a country has

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.

A military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms

Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.

A place where arms are manufactured

A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.

Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting;

A means of persuading or arguing;