Definition of weapon system Weapon system
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What does weapon system mean?
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| weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" | ||
| weapon, arm | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| implements of war, weaponry, weapons system, arms, munition weapons considered collectively | ||
| bow a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments | ||
| bow and arrow a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them | ||
| brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand | ||
| fire ship a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships | ||
| flamethrower a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards | ||
| gun the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun"; "a twenty gun salute" | ||
| knife edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle | ||
| light arm a rifle or pistol | ||
| missile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control | ||
| pike any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere | ||
| missile, projectile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control | ||
| slasher a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing | ||
| sling bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck | ||
| spear, lance, shaft a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | ||
| stun baton, stun gun a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock | ||
| sword, steel, brand, blade a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | ||
| tomahawk, hatchet weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians | ||
| w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, wmd a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) | ||
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