Weapon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈwepən|  American pronunciation of the word weapon
Brit.  |ˈwep(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word weapon

noun

- any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (syn: arm)
he was licensed to carry a weapon
- a means of persuading or arguing (syn: artillery)
he used all his conversational weapons

Extra examples

The pitcher's slider is his most effective weapon.

The mayor's campaign unleashed its secret weapon.

Reduced spending is our best weapon against inflation.

The police are still looking for the murder weapon.

He was convicted of carrying an offensive weapon.

Right now, she felt the need of every weapon in her armoury (=weapon that she had), including surprise.

She learned how to handle a weapon.

He is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon.

Truth is a weapon so powerful that the slowness of its fruition matters little in the end.

The words “bow” for a part of a ship and “bow” for a weapon that shoots arrows are homographs.

“Stop! Drop your weapon!” ordered the officer.

...the soldier was sent to the armory to get a replacement weapon for the one that had been stolen...

The teacher had to confiscate a dangerous weapon from the child.

He held his weapon gripped between his knees.

The new Russian weapon is clearly operational.

Word forms

noun
singular: weapon
plural: weapons
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