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weapon — index bomb, cudgel, gun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 weapon … Law dictionary
Weapon X — Organisme de fiction apparaissant dans Weapon X Membre(s) Malcolm Colcord … Wikipédia en Français
Weapon — Weap on (w[e^]p [u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS. w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen, D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn, Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weapon — [wep′ən] n. [ME wepen < OE wæpen, akin to Ger waffe, ON vāpn, Goth wēpna: base found only in Gmc] 1. an instrument or device of any kind used to injure or kill, as in fighting or hunting 2. any organ or part of an organism used for attacking… … English World dictionary
weapon — O.E. wæpen instrument of fighting and defense, from P.Gmc. *wæpnan (Cf. O.S. wapan, O.N. vapn, Dan. vaaben, O.Fris. wepin, M.Du. wapen, O.H.G. waffen, Ger. wafen (neut.), waffe (fem.)), from *webno m, of unknown origin with no cognates outside… … Etymology dictionary
weapon — [n] arm, armament ammunition, anlace, arbalest, archery, arrow, assegai, atlatl, ax, axe, backsword, ballista, banderilla, barong, bat, baton, battle ax, bayonet, bazooka, billy club, blackjack, blade, blowgun, bludgeon, bomb, boomerang, bow and… … New thesaurus
weapon — ► NOUN 1) a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. 2) a means of gaining an advantage or defending oneself. DERIVATIVES weaponry noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Weapon X — This article is about the clandestine government anti mutant project, for the reality jumping team of antiheroes, see Weapon X (Exiles); for the individuals called Weapon X, see Wolverine (comics) or Garrison Kane; for the Weapon Plus Project,… … Wikipedia
Weapon — For other uses, see Weapon (disambiguation). See military technology and equipment for a comprehensive list of weapons and doctrines. Warfare Military history Eras … Wikipedia
weapon — weaponed, adj. weaponless, adj. /wep euhn/, n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon. 2. anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the deadly weapon of… … Universalium
weapon — n. 1) to load a weapon 2) to fire a weapon 3) to brandish; carry; draw; handle a weapon 4) to calibrate; zero in a weapon 5) to lay down, throw down one s weapons 6) a concealed; deadly weapon 7) automatic; defensive; heavy; light; offensive;… … Combinatory dictionary
