weapon
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the deadly weapon of satire.
Zoology. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.
to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.
Origin of weapon
1Other words from weapon
- weaponed, adjective
- weap·on·less, adjective
- outweaponed, adjective
- su·per·weap·on, noun
- un·weap·oned, adjective
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How to use weapon in a sentence
As part of that effort, Said received weapons training for months, sources told The Daily Beast.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut his account of a dissident plot involving Gambian expats using U.S. weapons is similar to what Faal told the FBI.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country | Jacob Siegel | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYazbek says no one takes names, and no one checks for weapons or other contraband.
Along with a spreadsheet logging weapons purchases and other expenses, investigators found two documents.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country | Jacob Siegel | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST“The United States had gone to war declaring it must destroy an active weapons of mass destruction program,” the Times reported.
Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015 | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
They threw down their weapons with sullen obedience and the first great step towards the re-conquest of India was taken.
The Red Year | Louis TracyPearson flung his knife and fork at it, having forgotten to drop those light weapons when he leaped up.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneBetween each group of figures the face of the rock was scored with mysterious signs and rudely limned weapons of war and chase.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe weapons, the most unusual weapons, we are reluctantly compelled to accept under protest.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBesides this the old general meant it, when he had stated his design to provide a specially heavy pair of weapons.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
British Dictionary definitions for weapon
/ (ˈwɛpən) /
an object or instrument used in fighting
anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent: his power of speech was his best weapon
any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
a slang word for penis
Origin of weapon
1Derived forms of weapon
- weaponed, adjective
- weaponless, adjective
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