英语词汇“weapon system”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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weapon system: weapon systems

USAGE EXAMPLES

Transformation summits are underway on how students will be trained in a different way for new weapon systems that will replace those currently in use.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

The age of the weapon system is beginning to show.

The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016)

Mrs. Clinton helped Mr. Putin create a research and development center whose work would veer into the portfolio of weapon systems.

Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016)

n any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

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arm, weapon

Excalibur

the legendary sword of King Arthur

bow

a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

bow and arrow

a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them

brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks

a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

fire ship

a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships

flamethrower

a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards

gun

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

knife

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

light arm

a rifle or pistol

missile

a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

pike

medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

missile, projectile

a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

slasher

a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

sling

a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released

lance, shaft, spear

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

stun baton, stun gun

a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock

blade, brand, steel, sword

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

hatchet, tomahawk

weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians

W.M.D., WMD, weapon of mass destruction

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

Greek fire

a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted

air gun, air rifle, airgun

a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air

air-to-air missile

a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another

air-to-ground missile, air-to-surface missile

a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground

ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom

artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes

arrow

a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

assagai, assegai

the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa

backsword

a sword with only one cutting edge

ballistic missile

a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target

bayonet

a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon

any weapon usable in biological warfare

boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick

a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

breechloader

a gun that is loaded at the breech

broadsword

a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

bullet, slug

a projectile that is fired from a gun

cannon

heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane

cannon

heavy gun fired from a tank

cannon ball, cannonball, round shot

a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

cavalry sword, saber, sabre

a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

chemical weapon

chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants

crossbow

a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel)

Cupid's bow

a curved bow with reversed curve ends

cutlas, cutlass

a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

dagger, sticker

a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

dart

a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

falchion

a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point

fencing sword

a sword used in the sport of fencing

firearm, piece, small-arm

a portable gun

gas gun

a gun that fires gas shells

guided missile

a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices

halberd

a pike fitted with an ax head

handbow

a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow

heat-seeking missile

a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)

javelin

a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

khukuri

a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal

longbow

a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England

machete, matchet, panga

a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

minute gun

(military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)

atomic weapon, nuclear weapon

a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

partisan, partizan

a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries

Quaker gun

a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood

rapier, tuck

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

seeker

a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

set gun, spring gun

a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off

shiv

a knife used as a weapon

pellet, shot

a solid missile discharged from a firearm

sidewinder

air-to-air missile with infrared homing device

spitball

a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

trench knife

a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting

trident

a spear with three prongs

vouge

a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century

whaling gun

a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale

yataghan

a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge

high explosive

a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate

instrument

a device that requires skill for proper use

单词	weapon system
释义	weapon system (once / 184677 pages) n WORD FAMILY weapon system: weapon systems USAGE EXAMPLES Transformation summits are underway on how students will be trained in a different way for new weapon systems that will replace those currently in use. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) The age of the weapon system is beginning to show. The New Yorker(Dec 23, 2016) Mrs. Clinton helped Mr. Putin create a research and development center whose work would veer into the portfolio of weapon systems. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) n any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper arm, weapon Excalibur the legendary sword of King Arthur bow a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow bow and arrow a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand fire ship a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships flamethrower a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards gun a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) knife a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point light arm a rifle or pistol missile a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control pike medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet missile, projectile a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled slasher a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing sling a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released lance, shaft, spear a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon stun baton, stun gun a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock blade, brand, steel, sword a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard hatchet, tomahawk weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians W.M.D., WMD, weapon of mass destruction a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) Greek fire a mixture used by Byzantine Greeks that was often shot at adversaries; catches fire when wetted air gun, air rifle, airgun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air air-to-air missile a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another air-to-ground missile, air-to-surface missile a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, flak, pom-pom artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes arrow a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow assagai, assegai the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa backsword a sword with only one cutting edge ballistic missile a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target bayonet a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon any weapon usable in biological warfare boomerang, throw stick, throwing stick a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower breechloader a gun that is loaded at the breech broadsword a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab bullet, slug a projectile that is fired from a gun cannon heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane cannon heavy gun fired from a tank cannon ball, cannonball, round shot a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon cavalry sword, saber, sabre a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back chemical weapon chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants crossbow a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel) Cupid's bow a curved bow with reversed curve ends cutlas, cutlass a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors dagger, sticker a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing dart a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot falchion a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point fencing sword a sword used in the sport of fencing firearm, piece, small-arm a portable gun gas gun a gun that fires gas shells guided missile a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices halberd a pike fitted with an ax head handbow a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow heat-seeking missile a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine) javelin a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events khukuri a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal longbow a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England machete, matchet, panga a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation minute gun (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) atomic weapon, nuclear weapon a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction partisan, partizan a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries Quaker gun a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood rapier, tuck a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges seeker a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves) set gun, spring gun a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off shiv a knife used as a weapon pellet, shot a solid missile discharged from a firearm sidewinder air-to-air missile with infrared homing device spitball a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere trench knife a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting trident a spear with three prongs vouge a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century whaling gun a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale yataghan a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge high explosive a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate instrument a device that requires skill for proper use
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