Weapons

bodkin

a dagger with a slender blade

 

epee

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

 

stiletto

a small dagger with a tapered blade

 

pepper spray

a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent

 

Bacillus anthracis

a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon

 

Bofors gun

an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun

 

W.M.D.

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

 

tear gas

a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds

 

Winchester

a shoulder rifle

 

VX gas

a highly lethal nerve agent used in chemical warfare; a toxic liquid that penetrates the skin or lungs to disrupt the nervous system and stop respiration; in combat VX gas is deployed by detonating a container over the target area and can persist in the environment up to several weeks after release

 

breechloader

a gun that is loaded at the breech

 

smoothbore

a firearm that has no rifling

 

full metal jacket

a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper)

 

slasher

a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing

 

semiautomatic firearm

an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

 

knife

a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

 

rubber bullet

a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control

 

sabre

a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

 

clean bomb

an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination

 

bioarm

any weapon usable in biological warfare