weaponry

Thân thiện

The museum displayed ancient weaponry from around the world.

Definition

Noun: - Weapons considered collectively: The term "weaponry" refers to all the weapons, instruments, or devices used for fighting, attack, or defense, viewed as a group or category. It encompasses the entire arsenal or range of weapons available to a person, group, or military force.

Usage

"weaponry" is an uncountable noun. It is used to discuss weapons in a general, collective sense rather than referring to individual weapons. It is common in military, historical, and strategic contexts.

Examples

• The museum's exhibit displayed the weaponry of ancient Roman legions.
• Advances in military weaponry have changed the nature of warfare.
• The treaty aimed to limit the development of nuclear weaponry.

Advanced Usage

• "state-of-the-art weaponry": Refers to the most modern and advanced weapons available.
  • The special forces unit was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry.
• "conventional weaponry": Refers to traditional, non-nuclear, non-biological, and non-chemical weapons.
  • The conflict was fought primarily with conventional weaponry.

Variants and Related Words

• Weapon (n): An individual instrument or device used for attack or defense in combat.
  • A knife can be used as a weapon.
• Arsenal (n): A place where weapons are stored; also used figuratively to mean a large collection of weapons or resources.
  • The country's nuclear arsenal is vast.
• Armament (n): Often used synonymously with weaponry; also refers to the process of equipping for war.
  • The armament of the fleet was completed rapidly.

Synonyms

• Arms: Weapons, especially firearms.
• Ordnance: Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
• Munitions: Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.

Related Phrases

• "Arms race": A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons.
  • The Cold War was characterized by a nuclear arms race.
• "Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)": A collective term for nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological weapons that can cause large-scale harm.
  • The inspection aimed to find any hidden weapons of mass destruction.

Học thuật

Noun

1. weapons considered collectively

Từ đồng nghĩa

• arms
• implements of war
• weapons system
• munition