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bow
a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow
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bow and arrow
a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them
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brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks
a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
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fire ship
a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships
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flamethrower
a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
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gun
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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knife
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
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light arm
a rifle or pistol
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missile
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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pike
medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
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missile, projectile
a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
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slasher
a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing
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sling
a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
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lance, shaft, spear
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
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stun baton, stun gun
a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock
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blade, brand, steel, sword
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
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hatchet, tomahawk
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
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W.M.D., WMD, weapon of mass destruction
a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
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Greek fire
a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted
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air gun, air rifle, airgun
a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
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air-to-air missile
a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
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air-to-ground missile, air-to-surface missile
a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
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ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom
artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
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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
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assagai, assegai
the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
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backsword
a sword with only one cutting edge
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ballistic missile
a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
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bayonet
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
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bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon
any weapon usable in biological warfare
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boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick
a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
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breechloader
a gun that is loaded at the breech
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broadsword
a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
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bullet, slug
a projectile that is fired from a gun
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cannon
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
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cannon
heavy gun fired from a tank
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cannon ball, cannonball, round shot
a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
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cavalry sword, saber, sabre
a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
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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
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crossbow
a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)
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Cupid's bow
a curved bow with reversed curve ends
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cutlas, cutlass
a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
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dagger, sticker
a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
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dart
a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
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falchion
a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
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fencing sword
a sword used in the sport of fencing
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firearm, piece, small-arm
a portable gun
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gas gun
a gun that fires gas shells
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guided missile
a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
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halberd
a pike fitted with an ax head
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handbow
a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow
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heat-seeking missile
a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
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javelin
a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
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khukuri
a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
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longbow
a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England
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machete, matchet, panga
a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
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minute gun
(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)
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atomic weapon, nuclear weapon
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
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partisan, partizan
a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
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Quaker gun
a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
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rapier, tuck
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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seeker
a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)
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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
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shiv
a knife used as a weapon
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pellet, shot
a solid missile discharged from a firearm
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sidewinder
air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
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spitball
a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere
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trench knife
a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting
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trident
a spear with three prongs
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vouge
a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century
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whaling gun
a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale
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yataghan
a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
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high explosive
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate