war

kong L.
war
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  1. armada
    a large fleet
  2. armor
    protective covering made of metal and used in combat
  3. attack
    an offensive against an enemy
  4. battalion
    an army unit consisting of a headquarters and companies
  5. battery
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
  6. battle
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces
  7. battle-ax
    a broadax used as a weapon
  8. battle cruiser
    a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
  9. battlefield
    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  10. battlement
    a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall
  11. battleship
    large and heavily armoured warship
  12. bomb
    an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
  13. bombard
    throw bombs at or attack with bombs
  14. bomber
    a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
  15. bullet
    a projectile that is fired from a gun
  16. defense
    the act of guarding someone or something against attack
  17. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  18. gun
    a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity
  19. machine gun
    a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
  20. militant
    engaged in war
  21. militarism
    maintaining a strong force of armed services
  22. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  23. pistol
    a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
  24. rifle
    a firearm with a long barrel
  25. shell
    a cylindrical metal casing fired from a gun
  26. shotgun
    firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
  27. sniper
    a marksman who shoots from a concealed place
  28. tank
    a large vessel for holding gases or liquids
  29. war
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  30. submarine
    a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
  31. submachine gun
    machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
  32. M-1
    a semiautomatic rifle
  33. gunshot
    the act of shooting a gun
  34. helicopter
    an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
  35. army
    a permanent organization of a nation's military land forces
  36. army officer
    an officer in the armed forces
  37. captain
    the leader of a group of people
  38. cannon
    a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
  39. landing craft
    naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
  40. airgun
    a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
  41. assault
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  42. assault rifle
    any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
  43. gunman
    a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability)
  44. dreadnaught
    battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
  45. dreadnought
    battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
  46. pocket battleship
    a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
  47. battle cruiser
    a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
  48. guided missile cruiser
    a cruiser that carries guided missiles
  49. combat ship
    a government ship that is available for waging war
  50. military vehicle
    vehicle used by the armed forces
  51. dive bomber
    a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
  52. stealth bomber
    a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
Created on Tue Jun 05 21:32:42 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Jun 22 19:20:42 EDT 2012)

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