matériel de guerre

Definitions of matériel de guerre
  1. noun
    weapons considered collectively
    synonyms: armement, armes
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    balle, munitions
    projectiles to be fired from a gun
    armement
    weaponry used by military or naval force
    bombe
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
    armement naval, armes navales
    weaponry for warships
    arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
    artillerie
    large but transportable armament
    bombe atomique
    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)
    cartouche
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
    grenade
    a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
    bombe à hydrogène
    a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
    bombe incendiaire
    a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
    obus
    ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
    bombe à retardement
    a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
    type of:
    instrumentation
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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