Definition of weapons Weapons
/wɛˈpʌnz/ - [wepunz] -
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What does weapons mean?
Wiktionary 
- weapons (Noun)
Plural of weapon.
Part of speech
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| weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" | ||
| arm, weapon system | ||
| 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) | ||
| weapon - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" | ||
| artillery | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- weapon (n.)
An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc. - weapon (n.)
Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon. - weapon (n.)
A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
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weapon
An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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weapon
An instrument of offensive or defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying or annoying an enemy.
Wikipedia 
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A weapon is an object that can be used to attack or injure a person or animal. People have used weapons since very ancient times. Some of the oldest remains that we have of ancient people are weapons made of stone. Ancient people also used spears and bows and arrows.
After people learned to make things of metal, many people used swords. People also built huge machines which could throw rocks to destroy the walls of enemy cities. Some of these machines were called catapults or siege engines.
Later, gunpowder was invented in China and the Europeans began using it to make guns and cannons. These weapons were much better than the older weapons, and helped the Europeans to conquer people in many parts of the world. People in many parts of the world used guns such as rifles and shotguns for hunting animals, and handguns for shooting other people.
People continued to invent new weapons. In the 1800s, the machine gun was invented, which could shoot many bullets very fast. When airplanes were invented, people began to use them to shoot enemies and to drop bombs on them. They built tanks which had big guns and strong armor. They began to use land mines, a bomb which soldiers hide in the ground, and which explodes when someone walks on it. Poison gas was used in World War I.
In World War II, Germany began to use missiles to carry bombs to England. At the end of World War II, the United States used atomic bombs (nuclear bombs) to destroy the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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