Definition of Arms industry

1. Noun. An industry that manufacturers weapons of war.

Exact synonyms: Munitions Industry
Generic synonyms: Industry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arms Industry

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arms industry (current term)
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Literary usage of Arms industry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"In contradiction thereto, the United States is building up a powerful arms industry in the broadest sense, the existing plants not only being worked but ..."

2. The Causes of Decay in a British Industry by "Artifex," pseud (1907)
"The fire-arms industry, and more particularly that branch of it concerned ... Belgium suffered and benefited in turn by wars ; its fire-arms industry was ..."

3. International Law and the World War by James Wilford Garner (1920)
"In contradiction thereto, the United States is building up a powerful arms industry in the broadest sense, the existing plants not only being worked but ..."

4. Diplomatic Correspondence Between the United States and Belligerent by United States Dept. of State, American Society of International Law, United States (1915)
"In contradiction thereto, the United States in building up a powerful arms industry in the broadest sense, the existing plants not only being worked but ..."

5. Small Arms, Big Impact: The Next Challenge of Disarmament by Michael Renner (1998)
"Among them are weak authority and oversight of the government over the arms industry and the armed forces, weak law enforcement and porous borders, ..."

6. French Security And Defence Policy: Current Developments And Future Prospects by Fredrik Wetterqvist (1990)
"V. The arms industry and the future According to Defence Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement in a study on arms purchases in 1987, the French military ..."

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