armas

Definitions of armas
  1. noun
    weapons considered collectively
    synonyms: armamento
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    cartuchería, munición
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
    bomba
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
    artillería
    guns collectively
    arsenal, maestranza
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
    artillería, municiones, munición, pertrechos
    large but transportable armament
    bomba atómica, bomba de plutonio
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
    coche-bomba
    a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device
    granada
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
    bomba de hidrógeno, bomba termonuclear
    a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
    bomba incendiaria
    a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
    lanzacohetes
    armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
    municiones, munición, pertrechos
    military supplies
    granada
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
    bomba de relojería
    a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    trazadora
    ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
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    utillaje
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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