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WEAPON SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Example:
he was licensed to carry a weapon
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weapon system" is a kind of...):
instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weapon system"):
Greek fire (a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted)
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))
hatchet; tomahawk (weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians)
blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)
stun baton; stun gun (a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock)
lance; shaft; spear (a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon)
sling (a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released)
slasher (a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing)
missile; projectile (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
pike (medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet)
missile (a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control)
light arm (a rifle or pistol)
knife (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
flamethrower (a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards)
fire ship (a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships)
brass knuckles; brass knucks; knuckle duster; knuckles; knucks ((used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand)
bow and arrow (a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them)
bow (a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow)
Holonyms ("weapon system" is a part of...):
arms; implements of war; munition; weaponry; weapons system (weapons considered collectively)
