Weapons

gun

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

 

epee

a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

 

kirpan

a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men and women are obliged to wear at all times

 

breechloader

a gun that is loaded at the breech

 

butt shaft

a blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice

 

air gun

a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air

 

dumdum bullet

a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound

 

peacekeeper

the pistol of a law officer in the old West

 

quarrel

an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

 

staphylococcal enterotoxin B

a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare

 

sling

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

 

cannon

heavy gun fired from a tank

 

muzzle loader

an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle

 

stun gun

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

 

culverin

a medieval musket

 

bow

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

 

A-bomb

a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)

 

spitball

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

 

carbine

light automatic rifle

 

GB

a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase