how to pronounce arsenal

/ˈɑː.sən.əl/

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arsenal is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of arsenal in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… had a bad run will arsenal get rid of …”

meanings of arsenal

noun:

A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.
Any supply of aid collected to prepare a person or army for hardship.
A military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
A store or supply of anything.

name:

The Arsenal football club.

arsenal frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word arsenal occurs in english on average 13.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.