weapon
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
weapon/ˈwepən/
▶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
weaponed adjective,
weaponless adjective,
weaponry noun.
weaponed adjective,
weaponless adjective,
weaponry noun.
– origin OE wǣp(e)n, of Gmc origin.
'weapon' also found in these Oxford entries:
aim
- arrow
- automatic
- bar
- bear
- bill
- bioweapon
- blade
- blow
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- blunt instrument
- bokken
- boomerang
- bow
- butt
- carabineer
- carry
- charge
- club
- cosh
- crude
- cudgel
- dagger
- dart
- decommission
- dirty
- disarm
- engine
- equalizer
- fire
- flail
- flame-thrower
- flint
- Frank
- friendly fire
- furbish
- germ warfare
- gig
- gun
- helve
- hit
- homing
- hoplite
- javelin
- knifeman
- knobkerrie
- lance
- lathi
- level
