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armskote

UK/ˈɑːmskəʊt/

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/ˈɑːmsˌkoʊt/

armskote noun: a storage room or armoury where firearms and magazines are kept.

Noun

armskote (plural armskotes)

  1. (Singapore) A storage room or armoury where firearms and magazines are kept.
    • Then, we can train in the bunk. Right, Vinod? We can train anywhere. Today you help the Armskote.1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Act 3, scene I, page 84, lines 26–27
    • “This business of Jerry Stanley’s occurred in peace time, in the secure arms kote of a secure barracks in a secure garrison town—”2008, Simon Raven, Bird of Ill Omen, House of Stratus, →ISBN, page 27

Forms of armskote

pluralarmskotes
alternative formarms kote

Origin of armskote

From arms + possibly Punjabi ਕੋਟ (koṭ, “fort”) or Hindustani کوٹ / कोट (koṭ, “fort, barracks”), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭṭay (“wall”). Compare Tamil கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, “fort, castle, stronghold”). Alternatively, from Hindi कोठा (koṭhā, “warehouse”) or a related cognate. First used in British Indian military parlance, across the British Raj.

Questions about armskote

What does armskote mean?
Armskote means a storage room or armoury where firearms and magazines are kept.
What part of speech is armskote?
Armskote is a noun.
How do you pronounce armskote?
Armskote is pronounced /ˈɑːmskəʊt/ (UK).
What is the plural of armskote?
The plural of armskote is armskotes.

Words near armskote in the dictionary

  1. armsfull
  2. armsfuls
  3. armshield
  4. armshields
  5. armshouse
  6. armskote
  7. armskotes
  8. armsmaker
  9. armsmakers
  10. armsmaster
  11. armsmasters

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