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    WEAPONS SYSTEM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Weapons considered collectivelyplay

    Synonyms:

    arms; implements of war; munition; weaponry; weapons system

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("weapons system" is a kind of...):

    instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

    Meronyms (parts of "weapons system"):

    arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weapons system"):

    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))

    naval weaponry (weaponry for warships)

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