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weapon
[wep-uhn]
noun
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.
verb (used with object)
to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons.
to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.
weapon
/ ˈɛə /
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- weaponed adjective
- weaponless adjective
- outweaponed adjective
- superweapon noun
- unweaponed adjective
- ˈɱDzԱ adjective
- ˈɱDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weapon1
Example Sentences
Much of the threat from Iran's air defences was destroyed in an earlier Israeli strike in October - using longer range "stand-off" weapons to target Iran's S300 missile systems.
Israel said it attacked the sites and killed nine nuclear scientists to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons.
In March, Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director of National Intelligence, testified that the US intelligence community "continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon".
"The paradox is that weapons to Ukraine is the path to peace in Ukraine," he added.
For well over a decade, successive governments have sounded the alarm about the Iranian regime gaining nuclear weapons - something Iran denies seeking.
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