weapon
noun
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
weapons
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pluralof weapon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In September, Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un emphasised the need to raise "the level of artificial intelligence" in the country's weapons systems.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
One possible route to an atomic bomb involved building a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium, a radioactive element that can be used in nuclear weapons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
They never saw weapons, and didn't hear arguments coming from the apartment on the second floor of the small building, just minutes away by foot from Silver Rail Elementary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In 2024, Russia was estimated to have sent more than a billion barrels of oil as payment for Pyongyang's weapons and troops.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The idea is to be able to search for any message by any subject: names of German generals, specific ports or airfields, types of planes or weapons.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
