From Arabic 'dār aṣ-ṣināʿa' (house of manufacture) via Italian, originally the great naval dockyard of Venice.
A facility for the manufacture and storage of weapons and military equipment; also, a stock of weapons.
From Italian 'arsenale,' from Arabic 'dār aṣ-ṣināʿa' (house of manufacture), from 'dār' (house) + 'ṣināʿa' (craft, manufacture). Originally referred to the great naval dockyard of Venice (the Arsenale), where warships were mass-produced using assembly-line methods centuries before Henry Ford. Key roots: dār (Arabic: "house"), ṣināʿa (Arabic: "craft, manufacture, industry").