noun

weapons

weapons, arms

The police found illegal weapons in the car.

The police found illegal weapons in the car.

Words can sometimes be used as weapons.

Words can sometimes be used as weapons.

((a/some/the)) weapons (as a noun) The country has powerful weapons.

Synonyms: arms, firearms, armaments

From Old English 'wæpn', meaning an instrument of war.

Think of a 'web' of 'pons' (ponds) that a country defends with its weapons. A bit of a stretch, but it creates an image.

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