types:
bow
a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
bow and arrow
a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
fire ship
a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
flamethrower
a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
knife
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
missile
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
pike
medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
missile,
projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a target but is not self-propelled
slasher
a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
sling
a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
stun baton,
stun gun
a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock
blade,
brand,
steel,
sword
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
hatchet,
tomahawk
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
Greek fire
a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
arrow
a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
assagai,
assegai
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
ballistic missile
a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
bayonet
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
broadsword
a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
bullet,
slug
a projectile that is fired from a gun
cannon
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
cannon
heavy gun fired from a tank
chemical weapon
chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
crossbow
a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
cutlas,
cutlass
a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
dagger,
sticker
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
dart
a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
falchion
a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
gas gun
a gun that fires gas shells
guided missile
a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
halberd
a pike fitted with an ax head
handbow
a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
heat-seeking missile
a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
javelin
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
khukuri
a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
longbow
a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
machete,
matchet,
panga
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
minute gun
(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)
partisan,
partizan
a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
Quaker gun
a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
rapier,
tuck
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
seeker
a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
set gun,
spring gun
a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off
shiv
a knife used as a weapon
pellet,
shot
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
sidewinder
air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
spitball
a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
trench knife
a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting
vouge
a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century
whaling gun
a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale
yataghan
a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
high explosive
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate