springfield armory

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Definition of springfield armory in English English dictionary

Weapons factory established at Springfield, Mass. , by the U.S. Congress in 1794. It grew out of an arsenal established in Springfield by the Revolutionary government in 1777, the site being chosen partly for its inaccessibility to British forces. The armoury pioneered mass-production manufacturing techniques and produced weapons ranging from smoothbore muskets in its earliest days to the Springfield rifle and the M1 rifle of World War II, designed by John Garand. It closed in 1968 and is now a national historic site. See also armoury practice; Thomas Blanchard

Hyphenation

Spring·field ar·mo·ry

Turkish pronunciation

sprîngfild ärmıri

Pronunciation

/ˈsprəɴɢˌfēld ˈärmərē/ /ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld ˈɑːrmɜriː/