weaponry
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weap·on·ry
(wĕp′ən-rē)n.
1. Weapons considered as a group.
2. The design and production of weapons.
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weaponry
(ˈwɛpənrɪ)n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) weapons regarded collectively
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) weapons regarded collectively
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weap•on•ry
(ˈwɛp ən ri)n.
1. weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.
2. the invention and production of weapons.
[1835–45]
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Weaponry
the science of ballistics combined with or from the special viewpoint of aerodynamics, particularly with regard to rockets, guided missiles, etc. — aeroballistic, adj.
1. the science of the manufacture and use of large guns.
2. the guns themselves. — artillerist, artilleryman, n.
2. the guns themselves. — artillerist, artilleryman, n.
a form of divination involving examination of a shield.
an extreme interest in bullets.
1. cannon collectively.
2. cannon flre.
2. cannon flre.
engines or machines collectively, especially engines of war. See also skill and craft.
1. the science of the design and manufacture of heavy artillery.
2. the skill or practice of using heavy artillery.
2. the skill or practice of using heavy artillery.
1. the science of the design, construction, and launching of guided missiles.
2. guided missiles collectively.
2. guided missiles collectively.
the art or skill of using muskets.
the art or practice of shooting with a rifle, especially at targets as a match of skill.
1. the design and manufacture of weapons.
2. weapons collectively, especially a nation’s storehouse of armaments.
2. weapons collectively, especially a nation’s storehouse of armaments.
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Noun | 1. | weaponry - weapons considered collectively ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun armament - weaponry used by military or naval force bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions defence system, defense system - the weaponry available for the defense of a region gunnery - guns collectively hardware - major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end naval weaponry - weaponry for warships weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
weaponry
[ˈwɛpənri] n (= arms) → armes fplweapons-grade [ˌwɛpənzˈgreɪd] adj [uranium, plutonium] → militaireweapons inspector n → inspecteur/trice m/f en armementweapons of mass destruction WMD npl → armes fpl de destruction massiveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
weaponry
n → Waffen pl
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