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Weapon

🔄 Synonyms of "Weapon"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
artillerynoun	Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
armnoun	(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
weapon system	Legend for Numeric Designations

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Weapon"

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Word	Definition
artillerynoun	Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
armnoun	(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
weapon system	Legend for Numeric Designations
missilenoun	(military) A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched. [from 20th c.]
sidearmnoun	A personal weapon, either a firearm (handgun type) or a cold weapon (such as a sword), carried on the hip in a belt, sheath, holster, etc., for rapid access.
pistolnoun	(loosely) A handgun
firepowernoun	The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
weaponrynoun	Weapons collectively
armsnoun	Weaponry, weapons.
handgunnoun	A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand.
munitionnoun	(chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
gunnoun	A 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.
ammunitionnoun	Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
firearmnoun	A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
riflenoun	(weaponry) A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
armed	(sometimes in combination) Equipped, especially with a weapon.
revolvernoun	(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
shotgunnoun	(firearms) A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
stennoun	The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
arsenalnoun	A stock of weapons, especially all the weapons that a nation possesses.