Definitions

weapon

[wep-uhn] / ˈwɛp ən /

NOUN

arm, armament

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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The Skyranger Weapon Platform that Rheinmetall is set to supply can be used mobile on combat support vehicles or stationary from the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The economy was healthy, the world was largely at peace, the Soviet Union had been dismantled, and they were still making new Lethal Weapon movies.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

Lautner is also famous for some other architectural movie stars, including the Chemosphere, immortalized in “Body Double,” the Sheats–Goldstein Residence, seen in “The Big Lebowski,” and the Garcia House from “Lethal Weapon 2.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

He is directing the upcoming Tamil movie Weapon, which will be the first Indian feature film to have a two-and-half minute sequence made entirely by AI.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

Still dazed by the nearly fatal wave of mental energy the Weapon had directed at him, Jacob could not understand what had happened.

From The Reluctant Weapon by Myers, Howard L.

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