weapon

weapon

/ˈwepən/

1 an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody

Modern nuclear weapons are much more destructive than either biological or chemical weapons.

a lethal/deadly weapon

The police still haven't found the murder weapon.

Police believed the men were carrying weapons.

She was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon.

Two officers fired their weapons.

with a weapon A lone gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon.

Collocations

adjective

verb + weapon

be armed with

weapons + noun

preposition

weapon against

2 ​something such as knowledge, words, actions, etc. that can be used to attack or fight against somebody/something

Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease.

Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children.

Idioms

Word Origin

Old English wǣp(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wapen and German Waffe.