weapons system

Other forms: weapons systems

Definitions of weapons system

1. noun

   weapons considered collectively
   synonyms: arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry

   types:

   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

   armory, armoury, arsenal

   all the weapons and equipment that a country has

   artillery, gun, heavy weapon, ordnance

   large but transportable armament

   A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium 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)

   Fugo, balloon bomb

   a bomb carried by a balloon

   belt, belt ammunition, belted ammunition

   ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun

   bomblet, cluster bomblet

   one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb

   bombshell

   an explosive bomb or artillery shell

   briefcase bomb

   a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase

   broadside

   all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship

   car bomb

   a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device

   cartridge

   ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

   canister, canister shot, case shot

   a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

   chemical bomb, gas bomb

   a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes

   cluster bomb

   bomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide area

   cruise missile

   an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb

   depth bomb, depth charge

   a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device

   dumb bomb, gravity bomb

   a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target

   fire control system

   naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target

   anti-personnel bomb, antipersonnel bomb, daisy cutter, fragmentation bomb

   a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles

   gas shell

   (military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes

   GP bomb, general-purpose bomb

   a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect

   grenade

   a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

   H-bomb, fusion bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb

   a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

   firebomb, incendiary, incendiary bomb

   a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

   launcher, rocket launcher

   armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

   letter bomb, package bomb, parcel bomb

   a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened

   megaton bomb

   a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT

   E-bomb, microwave bomb

   a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings

   missile defence system, missile defense system

   naval weaponry providing a defense system

   munition, ordnance, ordnance store

   military supplies

   naval gun

   naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship

   naval missile

   naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship

   penetration bomb

   a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates

   pipe bomb

   a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe

   plastic bomb

   a bomb made of plastic explosive

   powder and shot

   ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets

   remote-control bomb

   a bomb that can be detonated by remote control

   one shot, round, unit of ammunition

   a charge of ammunition for a single shot

   shell

   ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

   smart bomb

   a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target

   smoke bomb, smoke grenade

   a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position

   stench bomb, stink bomb

   a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes

   aerosol bomb, fuel-air bomb, thermobaric bomb, vacuum bomb, volume-detonation bomb

   a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive

   infernal machine, time bomb

   a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

   torpedo

   armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target

   tracer, tracer bullet

   ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke

   type of:

   instrumentality, instrumentation

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