Synonyms for weapon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wep-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛp ən |
Top 10 synonyms for weapon Other synonyms for the word weapon
- anlace
- arbalest
- archery
- arrow
- assegai
- atlatl
- ax
- axe
- backsword
- ballista
- banderilla
- barong
- bat
- baton
- battle-ax
- bayonet
- bazooka
- billy club
- blackjack
- blade
- blowgun
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- bow and arrow
- bowie knife
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- cleaver
- club
- crossbow
- cudgel
- cutlass
- dagger
- dart
- dirk
- flamethrower
- harpoon
- hatchet
- howitzer
- hunting knife
- lance
- musket
- nuclear bomb
- nunchaku
- pistol
- revolver
- rifle
- saber
- scythe
- shotgun
- slingshot
- spear
- spike
- stiletto
- switchblade
- sword
- tear gas
Définition of weapon
Origin :- Old English wæpen "instrument of fighting and defense," from Proto-Germanic *wæpnan (cf. Old Saxon wapan, Old Norse vapn, Danish vaaben, Old Frisian wepin, Middle Dutch wapen, Old High German waffen, German wafen (neuter), waffe (fem.)), from *webno-m, of unknown origin with no cognates outside Germanic.
- noun arm, armament
- Robert hurried upstairs, and quickly returned with the weapon.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Aggie showed no trace of emotion as her glance ran over the weapon.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Now, he again brought out the weapon that had done Eddie Griggs to death.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He was armed with a stone hammer, which is no sort of weapon for a narrow passage.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- With my tomahawk I cut a mark in that chestnut yonder and buried my weapon at the foot of it.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- They carried the Weapon which spared not, nor flinched from the battle.
- Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
- And Yates, taking the weapon by the muzzle, tossed it as far as he could into the field.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- When Cain wished to slay his brother, he was at no loss for a weapon.
- Extract from : « Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- This dart which I hold in my hand was once grim Death's own weapon.
- Extract from : « A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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