weapon

weap·on

 (wĕp′ən)

n.

1. An instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword.

2. Zoology A part or organ, such as a claw or stinger, used by an animal in attack or defense.

3. A means used to defend against or defeat another: Logic was her weapon.

tr.v. weap·oned, weap·on·ing, weap·ons

To supply with weapons or a weapon; arm.

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[Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen.]

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weapon

(ˈwɛpən)

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an object or instrument used in fighting

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object or instrument used in fighting

3. anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent: his power of speech was his best weapon.

4. (Zoology) any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting

5. (Anatomy) a slang word for penis

[Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan]

ˈweaponed adj

ˈweaponless adj

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weap•on

(ˈwɛp ən)

n.

1. any instrument or device used for attack or defense in a fight or in combat.

2. anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the weapon of satire.

3. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.

v.t.

4. to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons.

[before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen, c. Old Saxon wāpan, Old High German wāf(f)an, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wepna (pl.)]

weap′oned, adj.

weap′on•less, adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weapon - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" weapon system, arm bow - a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow 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 - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point 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 - medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled slasher - a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing sling - a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released lance, spear, 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, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard hatchet, tomahawk - 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) arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system - weapons considered collectively Greek fire - a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
	2.	weapon - a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons" artillery persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

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weapon

Quotations
"The only arms I allow myself to use, silence, exile, and cunning" [James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]
"Our swords shall play the orators for us" [Christopher Marlowe Tamburlaine the Great]
"Weapons are like money; no one knows the meaning of enough" [Martin Amis Einstein's Monsters]

see bombs, guns, missiles, swords and other weapons with blades, types of club

Weapons

Projectile weapons  ballista, bazooka, blowpipe, catapult, crossbow, fléchette, grapeshot, gun, longbow, onager, quarrel, rifle grenade, torpedo, trebuchet or trebucket

Miscellaneous weapons  biological warfare, bomb, chemical warfare, club, death ray, flame-thrower, germ warfare or bacteriological warfare, Greek fire, knuckle-duster, Mace (trademark), mustard gas, napalm, poison gas

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Translations

سِلاحسلاح

оръжие

zbraň

våben

WaffeSchusswaffe

όπλο

armilo

arma

relv

سلاح

ase

arme

נשק

हथियार

oružje

fegyver

vopn

arma

武器

무기

arma

ginklas

ierocisieroči

wapen

våpen

broń

arma

armă

оружие

orožje

vapen

silaha

อาวุธ

silahsilâh

vũ khí

武器

weapon

[ˈwepən]

A. N → arma f

B. CPD weapons of mass destruction NPL → armas fpl de destrucción masiva
weapons testing N → pruebas fpl con armas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

weapon

[ˈwɛpən] n

(military) → arme f

(= resource) → arme f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

weapon

n (lit, fig) → Waffe f; weapons of mass destruction → Massenvernichtungswaffen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

weapon

[ˈwɛpən] n → arma

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

weapon

(ˈwepən) noun

any instrument or means which is used for one's own defence or for attacking others. Rifles, arrows, atom bombs and tanks are all weapons; The police are looking for the murder weapon; Surprise is our best weapon. wapen سِلاح оръжие arma zbraň die Waffe våben όπλοarma relv سلاح ase arme כְּלִי נֶשֶק हथियार oružje fegyver senjata vopn arma 武器 무기 ginklas ierocis senjata wapenvåpenbroń وسله، درسته ( اسلحه) ، حربه arma armă оружие zbraň orožje oružje vapen อาวุธ silâh 武器 зброя ہتھیار vũ khí 武器

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

weapon

→ سِلاح zbraň våben Waffe όπλο arma ase arme oružje arma 武器 무기 wapen våpen broń arma оружие vapen อาวุธ silah vũ khí 武器

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weapon

n arma; biologic — arma biológica; chemical — arma química

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