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Arms

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blazonnounTo make widely or generally known, to proclaim.
blazonrynoun(metonymic) A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
munitionnoun(chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
coat of armsnoun(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.
weaponrynounWeapons collectively
implements of warnounweapons considered collectively
weapons systemnounweapons considered collectively

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weaponrynounWeapons collectively
munitionnoun(chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
blazonrynoun(metonymic) A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.
coat of armsnoun(heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.
blazonnounOstentatious display, verbal or otherwise; publication; description; record.
implements of warnounweapons considered collectively
weapons systemnounweapons considered collectively
weaponnounAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
ordnancenounMilitary equipment, especially weapons and ammunition.
armamentnounA body of forces equipped for war.
firepowernounThe capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
ammunitionnounArticles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
gunnounA device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
firearmnounA personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
apparatusnounThe entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
machinenounA device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.
wingsnounA flip (hairstyle)
devicenounAny piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
forcesnoun(military, only plural) Troops.
aircraftnounA vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

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