| 单词 | weapons system |
| 释义 | weapons system (once / 18325 pages) n WORD FAMILY weapons system: weapons systems USAGE EXAMPLES“The Super Hornet is not stealthy, but its electronics and weapons systems are state of the art.” Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) The technology in the F-35 and other weapons systems is increasingly complex, and politics tend to exacerbate the problems. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) He became expert in weapons systems, in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, in the development of technology and the performance of government… Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) n weapons considered collectively Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry Guided Bomb Unit-28 a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities ammo, ammunition projectiles to be fired from a gun armamentweaponry used by military or naval force bomban explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions defence system, defense systemthe weaponry available for the defense of a region gunneryguns collectively hardwaremajor items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) naval weaponryweaponry for warships armory, armoury, arsenalall the weapons and equipment that a country has artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnancelarge but transportable armament A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomba nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Fugo, balloon bomba bomb carried by a balloon belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunitionammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun bomblet, cluster bombletone of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb bombshellan explosive bomb or artillery shell briefcase bomba bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase broadsideall of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship car bomba bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device cartridgeammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun canister, canister shot, case shota metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm chemical bomb, gas bomba bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes cluster bombbomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area cruise missilean unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb depth bomb, depth chargea bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device dumb bomb, gravity bomba bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target fire control systemnaval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomba bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles gas shell(military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes GP bomb, general-purpose bomba large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect grenadea small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile H-bomb, fusion bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomba nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium firebomb, incendiary, incendiary bomba bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) launcher, rocket launcherarmament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket letter bomb, package bomb, parcel bomba thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened megaton bomba nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT E-bomb, microwave bomba bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings missile defence system, missile defense systemnaval weaponry providing a defense system munition, ordnance, ordnance storemilitary supplies naval gunnaval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship naval missilenaval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship penetration bomba bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates pipe bomba small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe plastic bomba bomb made of plastic explosive powder and shotammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets remote-control bomba bomb that can be detonated by remote control one shot, round, unit of ammunitiona charge of ammunition for a single shot shellammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun smart bomba bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target smoke bomb, smoke grenadea bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position stench bomb, stink bomba small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomba bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive infernal machine, time bomba bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time torpedoarmament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target tracer, tracer bulletammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end |
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