LexiTopic: Weapons and Warfare
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to WEAPONS AND WARFARE in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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Bee words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Bee words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to WEAPONS AND WARFARE
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Bladed WeaponsDefenses and FortificationsFirearmsMilitary PersonnelMilitary Posts and MaterielMilitary Uniforms, etc. not armorMunitionsNavies and Naval OperationsOther WeaponsWarfare
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR WEAPONS AND WARFARE
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to weapons of all sorts, warfare, and military operations.
Words related to historic weapons, armor, warfare, and warriors are in HISTORY AND OLDEN TIMES.
Words related to nonmilitary boats and marine operations are in NAUTICAL AND MARITIME.
Words related to nonmilitary aircraft and operations are in AVIATION AND AIRCRAFT.
Words related to hurting and maiming in general (that is, not as part of military operations) are in PEOPLE: MOVEMENTS AND MOTIONS.
Words related to archery and fencing are in SPORTS AND RECREATION.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to WEAPONS AND WARFARE
Bladed Weapons
BOLO: a long heavy single-edged knife of Philippine origin used to cut vegetation and as a weaponBOLOS: a long heavy single-edged knife of Philippine origin used to cut vegetation and as a weaponBRAND: a swordDIRK: a long straight-bladed daggerEDGE: the cutting side of a blade, the sharpness of a blade; also, to give an edge toEDGED: the cutting side of a blade, the sharpness of a blade; also, to give an edge toEDGING: the cutting side of a blade, the sharpness of a blade; also, to give an edge toEDGY: having an edge: sharpFOIBLE: the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and pointGORING: to pierce or wound with something pointed (such as a horn or knife)HAFT: the handle of a weapon or toolHATCHET: a tomahawk, a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon especially by North American IndiansHELVE: a handle of a tool or weapon: haftHILT: a handle especially of a sword or daggerJAVELIN: a light spear thrown as a weapon of war or in huntingKATANA: a single-edged sword that is the longer of a pair worn by the Japanese samuraiLUNGE: a quick thrust or jab (as of a sword) usually made by leaning or striding forwardMACHETE: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weaponNAKED: not enclosed in a scabbard (a naked sword)PARRY: to ward off a weapon or blow (parried forcefully and knocked his opponent's sword out of his hand); to ward off (something, such as a blow) (parried the thrust of his opponent's sword)POINT: a weapon or tool having a sharp or narrowly rounded part used for stabbing or piercing such as an arrowhead or a spearheadPOMMEL: the knob on the hilt of a sword or saberPULL: to bring (a weapon) into the open (pulled a knife, pulled a gun); also, to draw a gunPULLED: to bring (a weapon) into the open (pulled a knife, pulled a gun); also, to draw a gunTANG: a projecting shank, prong, fang, or tongue (as on a knife, file, or sword) to connect with the handle; also, to furnish with a tangTOMAHAWK: a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon especially by North American Indigenous people; also, to cut, strike, or kill with a tomahawk
Defenses and Fortifications
ALCAZAR: a Spanish fortress or palaceANTIAIRCRAFT: designed for or concerned with defense against air attackBULWARK: a solid wall-like structure raised for defense; a rampart; also, to fortify or safeguard with a bulwarkCORDON: a line of troops or of military posts enclosing an area to prevent passageCORRAL: an enclosure made with wagons for defense of an encampmentCURTAIN: the part of a bastioned front that connects two neighboring bastions; a similar stretch of plain wall or a nonbearing exterior wall; a nonbearing exterior wallFORT: a strong or fortified place, especially: a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet: a fortificationFORTIFY: to strengthen and secure (a place, such as a town) by forts or batteriesGATE: a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures (such as towers)HOLD: a stronghold, a fortified placeLOOPHOLE: a small opening through which small arms may be fired; also, to make loopholes inNAKED: unarmed, defenseless (unwilling to hurt a naked man)RAMPART: a protective barrier; a bulwark: a broad embankment raised as a fortification and usually surmounted by a parapet: a bulwark, a solid wall-like structure raised for defenseWORK: a fortified structure (such as a fort, earthen barricade, or trench)
Firearms
BALL: a spherical or conical projectile, such as used in firearmsBLANK: a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectileBLAZE: to shoot rapidly and repeatedly (to blaze away)BLAZING: to shoot rapidly and repeatedly (to blaze away)BOLT: a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor
BOOT: an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)BULLET: a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearmCARRY: informal: to have a gun on one's person: to carry a gunCARRYING: informal: to have a gun on one's person: to carry a gunCHARGING: to place a charge (as of powder) inCHOKE: a constriction (such as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shotCLIP: a device to hold cartridges for charging the magazines of some rifles; also: a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of a firearmCOCK: the hammer in the lock of a firearm; also, the cocked position of the hammer; also, to position the hammer of a firearm for firing or to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing; also: to set (the trigger) for firingCOCKED: the hammer in the lock of a firearm; also, the cocked position of the hammer; also, to position the hammer of a firearm for firing or to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing; also: to set (the trigger) for firingCOCKING: the hammer in the lock of a firearm; also, the cocked position of the hammer; also, to position the hammer of a firearm for firing or to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back and set for firing; also: to set (the trigger) for firingDEADEYE: an unerring marksmanDRAW: to bring out a weaponDRAWING: to bring out a weaponDRAWN: to bring out a weaponDRILL: to shoot with or as if with a gunDRUM: a disk-shaped magazine for an automatic weaponDUMDUM: a bullet (such as one with a hollow point) that expands more than usual upon hitting an object; named for Dum Dum, arsenal near Calcutta, IndiaEMPTIED: to fire (a repeating firearm) until emptyEMPTY: to fire (a repeating firearm) until emptyENGAGE: to bring together or interlock (weapons)ENGAGED: to bring together or interlock (weapons)ENGAGING: to bring together or interlock (weapons)FANNED: to fire a series of shots from (a single-action revolver) by holding the trigger back and successively striking the hammer to the rear with the free handFANNING: to fire a series of shots from (a single-action revolver) by holding the trigger back and successively striking the hammer to the rear with the free handGAGE: M-W: less common spelling of gauge: the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound (a 12-gauge shotgun)GAUGE: MW: or less commonly gage: the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound (a 12-gauge shotgun)GROUP: to make groups of closely spaced hits on a target (the gun grouped beautifully)GROUPING: to make groups of closely spaced hits on a target (the gun grouped beautifully)GUNNED: fired uponGUNNING: firing uponHEAT: slang: a gun (was packing heat)KICK: a sudden forceful jolt or thrust suggesting a kick, especially: the recoil of a gun; also, of a firearm: to recoil when firedKICKED: a sudden forceful jolt or thrust suggesting a kick, especially: the recoil of a gun; also, of a firearm: to recoil when firedKICKING: a sudden forceful jolt or thrust suggesting a kick, especially: the recoil of a gun; also, of a firearm: to recoil when firedLAID: to lay: to adjust (a gun) to the proper direction and elevationLAYING: to lay: to adjust (a gun) to the proper direction and elevationLEAD: bullets, projectilesLEVEL: to bring to a horizontal aiming position; to aim a gun or other weapon horizontallyLEVELED: to bring to a horizontal aiming position; to aim a gun or other weapon horizontallyLEVELING: to bring to a horizontal aiming position; to aim a gun or other weapon horizontallyLIVE: charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet; also, armed but not exploded (live ammunition, a live bomb)LOAD: a charge for a firearm; also, to insert the charge or cartridge in the chamber of a firearm (load a gun)LOADED: containing an explosive charge (a loaded warhead); having bullets inside (a loaded handgun); also, to insert the charge or cartridge in the chamber of a firearm (load a gun)LOADING: a charge for a firearm; also, to insert the charge or cartridge in the chamber of a firearm (load a gun)LOCK: the mechanism for exploding the charge or cartridge of a firearmMAGAZINE: a holder in or on a gun for cartridges to be fed into the gun chamberMATCH: a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powderOUTGUN: to surpass in firepower; broadly: outdoOUTGUNNED: to surpass in firepower; broadly: outdoOUTGUNNING: to surpass in firepower; broadly: outdoPACK: to wear or carry as equipment (pack a gun)PACKED: to wear or carry as equipment (pack a gun)PELLET: any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (such as an air rifle); also, to strike with pellets PELLETED: any of various projectiles fired from a weapon (such as an air rifle); also, to strike with pellets PIECE: a firearmPLINK: to shoot at random targets in an informal and noncompetitive manner; to shoot at especially in a casual mannerPLINKING: to shoot at random targets in an informal and noncompetitive manner; to shoot at especially in a casual mannerPLUG: to hit with a bullet: to shoot; also, to fire shotsPOPPED: to fire at: to shoot; to shoot with a firearmPOPPING: to fire at: to shoot; to shoot with a firearmPORT: the position in which a military weapon is carried at the command (port arms)POTTED: to pot: to shoot with a potshot; to take a potshot, by shortening from potshot, a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy targetPOTTING: to pot: to shoot with a potshot; to take a potshot, by shortening from potshot, a shot taken from ambush or at a random or easy targetPRIMING: the explosive used in priming a charge; also, to prepare for firing by supplying with priming, the explosive used in priming a charge; to insert a primer into (a cartridge case)PULL: to bring (a weapon) into the open (pulled a knife, pulled a gun); also, to draw a gunPULLED: to bring (a weapon) into the open (pulled a knife, pulled a gun); also, to draw a gunRAMROD: a rod for ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm; also, a cleaning rod for small arms; also, to force with a ramrod
REVOLVER: a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammerRIFLING: a system of spiral grooves in the surface of the bore of a gun causing a projectile when fired to rotate about its longer axis; also, the act or process of making spiral groovesROUND: one shot fired by a weapon or by many weapons in a military unit; also, a unit of ammunition consisting of the parts necessary to fire one shotTRAP: a device for hurling clay pigeons into the airUNARM: to disarm; to divest of arms; to lay aside armsUNCOCK: to remove the hammer of (a firearm) from a cocked positionUNCOCKED: to remove the hammer of (a firearm) from a cocked positionVENT: an opening at the breech of a muzzle-loading gun through which fire is touched to the powderWADDED: to insert a wad into (wad a gun); to hold in by a wad (wad a bullet in a gun)WADDING: wads or material for making wads; also, to insert a wad into (wad a gun); to hold in by a wad (wad a bullet in a gun)WILDCAT: of a cartridge: having a bullet of standard caliber but using an expanded case or a case designed for a bullet of greater caliber necked down for the smaller bullet; of a firearm: using wildcat cartridges
Military Personnel
ABOVE: superior to (as in rank) (e.g., a sergeant is above a corporal)ADJUTANT: a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondenceADMIRAL: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four starsAIDE: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer; short for aide-de-campAIRMAN: an enlisted person in the air force: such as an enlisted person of one of the four ranks below sergeant, or an enlisted person ranking above an airman basic and below an airman first classARMY: a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land; a unit capable of independent action and consisting usually of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary troopsARRAY: a body of soldiers: militiaATTACH: to assign (an individual or unit in the military) temporarilyAUXILIARY: a member of a foreign force serving a nation at warBELOW: inferior to (as in rank) (a lieutenant is below a captain)BOOT: a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic trainingBRAID: high-ranking naval officersBRIG: short for brigade (a large body of troops) or for brigadier (an officer in the British army commanding a brigade and ranking immediately below a major general) or for brigadier generalBUCK: of the lowest grade within a military category or rankCADET: a person in training for a military or naval commission, or a student at a police academy: a person in training to become a police officerCAPTAIN: a military leader: the commander of a unit or a body of troops; or a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general; or a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a majorCAPTAINCY: a military leader: the commander of a unit or a body of troops; or a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general; or a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a majorCITATION: specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious performance of dutyCOHORT: a group of warriors or soldiersCOLONEL: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general; lieutenant colonelCOLOR: colors plural: armed forcesCOLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of color; colors plural: armed forcesCOLUMN: a long row (as of soldiers)COMBATANT: one that is engaged in or ready to engage in combatCOMMAND: a position of highest usually military authority (relieved of his command); the authority or right to command (the officer in command); the act of commanding (The troops will charge at command.); the personnel, area, or organization under a commander, specifically: a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than an air force; also, to have military command of as senior officer (command a regiment); also, to be commander (The general will command at the western front.)COMMANDO: South Africa: a military unit or command of the Boers, or a raiding expedition; also, a military unit trained and organized as shock troops especially for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory, or a member of such a unitCOMPANY: a body of soldiers, especially: a unit (as of infantry) consisting usually of a headquarters and two or more platoonsCRIMP: to trap into military or sea service, or the person who crimpsCRIMPING: to trap into military or sea serviceDEMOTE: to reduce to a lower grade or rank; to relegate to a less important positionDEMOTED: to reduce to a lower grade or rank; to relegate to a less important positionDOUGH: synonym for doughboy, “an American infantryman especially in World War I”DOUGHBOY: an American infantryman especially in World War IDRAFT: a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for compulsory military service) or a group of individuals selected especially by military draft; also, to conscript for military serviceDRAGOON: noun: a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops; a cavalryman; or verb: to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troopsDRILL: the act or exercise of training soldiers in marching and in executing prescribed movements with a weapon; also, to train or exercise in military drill; also, a formal exercise by a team of marchersDUTY: active military service (returning from duty overseas)ECHELON: an arrangement of a body of troops with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear like a series of steps; also, any of several military units in echelon formation; also, to form or arrange in an echelon, or to take position in an echelonEFFECTIVE: ready for service or action (effective manpower), or: one that is effective especially: a soldier equipped for dutyEMBED: to attach (someone) to a group (such as a military unit or government agency) for the purpose of advising, training, or treating its membersEMBEDDED: to attach (someone) to a group (such as a military unit or government agency) for the purpose of advising, training, or treating its membersEXEC: short for executive officer (the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel)FIELD: to put into the field (field an army)FIELDED: to put into the field (field an army)FIELDING: to put into the field (field an army)FLAG: an admiral functioning in his office of commandFLIGHT: a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadronFOOTMAN*: an infantrymanFURLOUGH: a leave of absence granted to soldierGIGGED: to give a military gig (demerit) toGIGGING: to give a military gig (demerit) toGROUP: a military unit consisting of a headquarters and attached battalions; also, a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a squadron and lower than a wingGRUNT: a U.S. army or marine foot soldier especially in the Vietnam WarGUARD: a person or a body of persons on sentinel duty; guards plural: troops attached to the person of the sovereign; also, to watch over so as to prevent escape, disclosure, or indiscretion (guarded the prisoners); to stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrierGUARDING: a person or a body of persons on sentinel duty; guards plural: troops attached to the person of the sovereign; also, to watch over so as to prevent escape, disclosure, or indiscretion (guarded the prisoners); to stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrierGUIDE: a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated HEAD: the leading element of a military column or a processionHITCH: a delimited period especially of military service (a four-year hitch in the navy)INACTIVE: relating to or being members of the armed forces who are not performing or available for military dutiesINDUCT: to enroll for military training or service (as under a selective service act)INDUCTED: to enroll for military training or service (as under a selective service act)INDUCTEE: one who is inductedINDUCTION: the formality by which a civilian is inducted into military serviceINFANTRY: soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot; a branch of an army composed of these soldiers; an infantry regiment or divisionLEGION: a large military force, especially: an army; also, a national association of ex-servicemen (the American Legion)LEVIED: the enlistment or conscription of men for military service; also, troops raised by levy; also, to enlist or conscript for military serviceLEVY: the enlistment or conscription of men for military service; also, troops raised by levy; also, to enlist or conscript for military serviceLINE: the combatant forces of an army distinguished from the staff corps and supply services; also, the force of a regular navy; also, officers of the army belonging to a combatant branch; also, officers of the navy eligible for command at sea distinguished from officers of the staffLOOKOUT: one engaged in keeping watch: a watchmanMADE: to gain the rank of (make major)MAJOR: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a captain and below a lieutenant colonelMAKE: to gain the rank of (make major)MAKING: to gain the rank of (make major)MANUAL: the prescribed movements in the handling of a weapon or other military item during a drill or ceremony (the manual of arms)MARTIAL: of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior; relating to an army or to military life; experienced in or inclined to war; warlike; from Mars, the god of warMARTIALLY: of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior; relating to an army or to military life; experienced in or inclined to war; warlike; from Mars, the god of warMILITARILY: in a military manner; from a military standpointMILITARY: of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war; of or relating to armed forces; performed or made by armed forces; of or relating to the army; military persons, especially: army officers; armed forcesMILITIA: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency; also ,a body of citizens organized for military service; also, the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service; also, a private group of armed individuals that operates as a paramilitary force and is typically motivated by a political or religious ideology, specifically: such a group that aims to defend individual rights against government authority that is perceived as oppressiveMILITIAMAN: a member of a militiaMOUNT: to organize and equip (an attacking force) (mount an army); to post or set up for defense or observation (mounted some guards)MOUNTED: to organize and equip (an attacking force) (mount an army); to post or set up for defense or observation (mounted some guards)NONCOM: a noncommissioned officer: a subordinate officer (such as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnelNONCOMBATANT: one that does not engage in combat: such as a member (such as a chaplain) of the armed forces whose duties do not include fighting; also, a civilianOUTFIT: a group that works as a team: an organization, especially: a military unitPARATROOP: adjective form of paratroops, troops trained and equipped to parachute from an airplanePARTY: a detail of soldiers (The infantry repulsed a landing party from the ship.)PATROL: a unit of persons or vehicles employed for reconnaissance, security, or combatPEON: any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as an infantryman or an orderlyPLAT: platoon [by shortening]: a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sectionsPLATOON: a subdivision of a company-sized military unit normally consisting of two or more squads or sectionsPLEBE: probably short for plebeian, a freshman at a military or naval academyPOINT: a small detachment ahead of an advance guard or behind a rear guardPOLICE: the action or process of cleaning and putting in order; also, military personnel detailed to perform this function; also, to make clean and put in orderRANK: a line of soldiers ranged side by side in close order; also, ranks plural: armed forces; the body of enlisted personnel; also, to form or move in ranksRANKING: a line of soldiers ranged side by side in close order; also, ranks plural: armed forces; the body of enlisted personnel; also, to form or move in ranksROLL: a muster roll, a register of the officers and men in a military unit or ship's companyTATTOO: outdoor military exercise given by troops as evening entertainment; also, a call sounded shortly before taps as notice to go to quartersTIME: a term of military serviceTROOP: a group of soldiers; also, a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company; troops plural: armed forces, soldiersTURN: a drill maneuver in which troops in mass formation change direction without preserving alignmentUMPIRING: to supervise or decide as umpire; to act as umpire, a military officer who evaluates maneuversUNARM: to disarm; to give up or reduce armed forcesUNIT: a part of a military establishment that has a prescribed organization (as of personnel and matériel)VANGUARD: the troops moving at the head of an armyWARLORD: a supreme military leader; a military commander exercising civil power by force usually in a limited areaWARRANT: an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officerWARRIOR: a person engaged or experienced in warfareWATCH: a body of soldiers or sentinels making up a guardWEDGE: an array of troops or tanks in the form of a wedgeWHEEL: a turning movement of troops or ships in line in which the units preserve alignment and relative positions as they change directionWING: a left or right section of an army or fleet: a flank, the right or left of a formation; also, a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a group and lower than a division; also, two or more squadrons of naval airplanesYARDBIRD: a soldier assigned to a menial task or restricted to a limited area as a disciplinary measure; also, an untrained or inept military recruitYEOMEN: a naval petty officer who performs clerical duties
Military Posts and Materiel
ARMORY: a place where arms and military equipment are stored, especially: one used for training reserve military personnel; also, a place where arms are manufacturedBAGGAGE: transportable equipment especially of a military forceBARRACK: a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison —used in pluralBILLET: an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home); or the quarters assigned by or as if by a billetBILLETING: an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home); or the quarters assigned by or as if by a billetCAGE: a fenced area for prisoners of warCAMP: military service or lifeCANTEEN: a bar at a military post or camp; or a general store at a military post;CHALLENGE: a sentry's command to halt and prove identity; also, to order to halt and prove identity (the sentry challenged the stranger)DEPOT: a place for the storage of military supplies, or a place for the reception and forwarding of military replacementsENCAMP: to set up or occupy a campENCAMPMENT: the place where a group (such as a body of troops) is encampedFORT: a permanent army post —often used in place namesPARK: a space occupied by military vehicles, materials, or animalsTRAIN: the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that provide maintenance, supply, and evacuation services to a combat unit (an artillery train)
Military Uniforms, etc. not armor
BADGE: a device or token especially of membership in a society or groupBADGED: to mark or distinguish (someone or something) with or as if with a badgeBADGING: to mark or distinguish (someone or something) with or as if with a badgeBUFF: a garment (such as a uniform) made of buff leatherCAMO: short for camouflage, the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage; also: the disguise so appliedCANTEEN: a mess kit (a compact kit of nested cooking and eating utensils for use by soldiers and campers)CIVVY*: civvies, also civies plural: civilian clothes as distinguished from a particular uniform (as of the military)EAGLE: one of a pair of eagle-bearing silver insignia of rank worn by a military colonel or a navy captainEPAULET: an ornamental fringed shoulder pad formerly worn as part of a military uniformFACING: facings plural: the collar, cuffs, and trimmings of a uniform coatFROG: a loop attached to a belt to hold a weapon or toolHELMET: any of various protective head coverings usually made of a hard material to resist impact; also, something resembling a helmetHELMETED: wearing a helmet; also, having a helmet or a helmet-shaped form or structureJACKBOOT: a heavy military boot made of glossy black leather extending above the knee and worn especially during the 17th and 18th centuries; also, a laceless military boot reaching to the calfKEPI: a military cap with a round flat top usually sloping toward the front and a visorKHAKI: a garment (such as a military uniform or a pair of pants) made khakiKILT: a knee-length pleated skirt usually of tartan worn by men in Scotland and by Scottish regiments in the British armies; also, a garment that resembles a Scottish kiltLANYARD: a cord worn as a symbol of a military citationPALM: an addition to a military decoration in the form of a palm frond especially to indicate a second award of the basic decorationPINK: pinks plural: light-colored trousers formerly worn by army officersRIBBON: a piece of usually multicolored ribbon worn as a military decoration or in place of a medalTUNIC: a long usually plain close-fitting jacket with high collar worn especially as part of a uniform
Munitions
AMMO: shortened form of ammunitionANTIAIRCRAFT: antiaircraft guns or their fireARMING: to furnish or equip with weaponsARMOR: armored forces and vehicles (such as tanks)ARMORY: a supply of arms for defense or attackBAZOOKA: a light portable antitank weapon consisting of an open-breech smoothbore firing tube that launches an armor-piercing rocket and is fired from the shoulder; after bazooka, a brass instrument popularized by the radio comedian Bob Burns during the 1930's, probably extended form of bazoo "kazoo," of imitative originBOMB: an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions; also, to attack with or as if with bombs: to bombardCANNON: a large, heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage; or a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shellsCANNONADE: a heavy fire of artilleryCANNONBALL: a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon
FLACK: less common spelling of flak: antiaircraft guns, or the bursting shells fired from flak; from German, from Fliegerabwehrkanonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannonsFLAK: or less commonly flack: antiaircraft guns, or the bursting shells fired from flak; from German, from Fliegerabwehrkanonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannonsFRAG: short for fragmentation bomb: a bomb or shell whose casing is splintered upon explosion and thrown in fragments in all directions; also, to deliberately injure or kill (one's military leader) by means of a fragmentation grenadeFRAGGING: to deliberately injure or kill (one's military leader) by means of a fragmentation grenadeKILOTON: an explosive force equivalent to that of 1000 tons of TNTLANYARD: a strong line used to activate a system (as in firing a cannon)LIFTOFF: a vertical takeoff by an aircraft or a rocket vehicle or missileLIMPET: an explosive device designed to cling magnetically to a metallic surface (such as the hull of a ship)LIVE: charged with explosives and containing shot or a bullet; also, armed but not exploded (live ammunition, a live bomb)MAGAZINE: a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship; also, the contents of a magazine: such as an accumulation of munitions of warMINE: an encased explosive that is placed in the ground or in water and set to explode when disturbed; also, to place military mines in, on, or under (mine a harbor)MINED: an encased explosive that is placed in the ground or in water and set to explode when disturbed; also, to place military mines in, on, or under (mine a harbor)MINING: an encased explosive that is placed in the ground or in water and set to explode when disturbed; also, to place military mines in, on, or under (mine a harbor)MORTAR: a portable muzzle-loading weapon having a tube short in relation to its caliber that is used to throw bombs at high angles; also, any of several similar firing devicesMOUNT: to put or have in position (mount artillery)MOUNTED: to put or have in position (mount artillery)MUNITION: armament, weapons, armsNUKE: a nuclear weapon; also, to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombsNUKED: to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombsNUKING: to attack or destroy with or as if with nuclear bombsPOMPOM: M-W has pom-pom, an automatic antiaircraft gun of 20 to 40 millimeters mounted especially on shipsPORT: a hole in an armored vehicle or fortification through which guns may be fired (port arms)TRAIL: the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the piece is unlimberedUNARM: to disarm; to divest of arms (disarm captured troops); to deprive of a means of attack or defense (disarm a ship); to lay aside armsUNMOUNT: not in M-W; Collins has in British English to dismount, or to unfix from a backing or support; remove (NOTE: unmounted (adj) IS in M-W); to mount is to put or have in position (mount artillery)UNMOUNTED: not mounted (unmounted guns); to mount is to put or have in position (mount artillery)VOLLEY: one round per gun in a battery fired as soon as a gun is ready without regard to order; also, simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons; to become discharged in or as if in a volley
Navies and Naval Operations
ADMIRAL: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four starsARMADA: a fleet of warshipsBRAID: high-ranking naval officersCAPTAIN: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCAPTAINCY: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship; or a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiralCONVOY: a protective escort (as for ships)CRIMP: to trap into military or sea service, or the person who crimpsCRIMPING: to trap into military or sea serviceEXEC: short for executive officer (the officer second in command of a military or naval organization or vessel)FLAG: an admiral functioning in his office of command; also, a flagship: the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies the commander's flagFLEET: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified controlFLEET: a number of warships under a single command; specifically: an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officerLINE: officers of the navy eligible for command at sea distinguished from officers of the staffMONITOR: a heavily armored warship formerly used in coastal operations having a very low freeboard and one or more revolving gun turrets (named for the Monitor, first ship of the type); also, a small modern warship with shallow draft for coastal bombardmentNAVAL: consisting of or involving warshipsNAVALLY*: in a naval manner or from a naval standpoint navally, the U.S. controls the Pacific)NAVY: a nation's ships of war and of logistic support; also, often capitalized: the complete naval establishment of a nation including yards, stations, ships, and personnelPACK: a wolf pack, a group of submarines that make a coordinated attack on shippingPOMPOM: M-W has pom-pom, an automatic antiaircraft gun of 20 to 40 millimeters mounted especially on shipsTONNAGE: the displacement of a warshipWING: a left or right section of an army or fleet: a flank, the right or left of a formation
Other Weapons
ARROW: a missile shot from a bow and usually having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the buttBATON: cudgel, truncheon; specifically: a billy clubBILLY: M-W’s 1st def.: synonym of billy, a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment, such as carried by law enforcementBLOWPIPE: a blowgun: a tube through which a projectile (such as a dart) may be impelled by the force of the breathBOWMEN: bowman: an archery competitorBRICKBAT: a fragment of a hard material (such as a brick) especially: one used as a missileBUTT: the thicker or handle end of a tool or weaponCHARGING: to bring (a weapon) into position for attack; to level (to charge a lance)CLUB: a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weaponDRAW: archery: the distance from the string to the back of a drawn bow; or the force required to draw a bow fully; or to bend (a bow) by pulling back the stringDRAWING: archery: the distance from the string to the back of a drawn bow; or the force required to draw a bow fully; or to bend (a bow) by pulling back the stringDRAWN: archery: the distance from the string to the back of a drawn bow; or the force required to draw a bow fully; or to bend (a bow) by pulling back the stringFLEDGE: to furnish (something, as an arrow) with feathersFLEDGED: to furnish (something, as an arrow) with feathersFLEDGLING: to furnish (something, as an arrow) with feathersKNUCKLE: knuckles plural: a set of metal finger rings or guards attached to a transverse piece and worn over the front of the doubled fist for use as a weapon (called also brass knuckles)LIPPING: a piece of wood set in an archer's bow where a flaw has been cut outLONGBOW: a hand-drawn wooden bow held vertically and used especially by medieval English archersMACE: a club used as a weapon; also, a heavy often spiked staff or club used especially in the Middle Ages for breaking armorNAPALM: a thickener consisting of a mixture of aluminum soaps used in jelling gasoline (as for incendiary bombs); also, fuel jelled with napalm; also, to assault with napalm (naphthene + palmitate)NOCK: one of the notches cut in either of two tips of horn fastened on the ends of a bow or in the bow itself for holding the string; also, the part of an arrow having a notch for the bowstring; also, the notch itself; also, to make a nock in (a bow or arrow) or to fit (an arrow) against the bowstringNOCKED: to make a nock in (a bow or arrow) or to fit (an arrow) against the bowstringNOCKING: to make a nock in (a bow or arrow) or to fit (an arrow) against the bowstringNUNCHUCK: or less commonly nunchuk; a nunchaku, a weapon that consists of two sticks joined by a short length of cord, chain, or rawhideNUNCHUK: or more commonly nunchuck; a nunchaku, a weapon that consists of two sticks joined by a short length of cord, chain, or rawhideTANK: an enclosed heavily armed and armored combat vehicle that moves on tracksVANE: a feather fastened to the shaft near the nock of an arrowVOLLEY: a flight of missiles (such as arrows); simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons; also, to discharge in or as if in a volley; to become discharged in or as if in a volleyWING: a vane of a windmill or arrow
Warfare
ACTION: an engagement between troops or ships; combat in warAIMED: to direct a course; specifically: to point a weapon at an objectAIMING: to direct a course; specifically: to point a weapon at an objectANNIHILATE: to defeat overwhelmingly: rout; to destroy the substance or force ofANNIHILATING: to defeat overwhelmingly: rout; to destroy the substance or force ofATOMIZATION: to subject to attack by nuclear weaponsATTACK: to set upon or work against forcefully; to begin to affect or to act on injuriously; to make an attack; also, the act of attacking with physical forceATTACKED: to set upon or work against forcefully; to begin to affect or to act on injuriously; to make an attack; also, the act of attacking with physical forceATTACKING: to set upon or work against forcefully; to begin to affect or to act on injuriously; to make an attack; also, the act of attacking with physical forceATTRITION: the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack (e.g., a war of attrition)BATTLE: a hostile encounter between opposing military forces; sometimes used before another noun (battle gear); also, to engage in combat between individuals or armed forces: to engage in battle: fight (battling for control of the bridge)BLITZ: short for Blitzkrieg; an intensive aerial military campaignBLOODBATH: a great slaughter; a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle BOGEY: an unidentified aircraft, especially: one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostileBOMBARD: to attack especially with artillery or bombers; also, a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stonesBOMBED: to attack with or as if with bombs: to bombardBOMBING: to attack with or as if with bombs: to bombardBOOTY: plunder taken in war; especially: plunder taken on land as distinguished from prizes taken at seaCAMPAIGN: a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a warCAMPAIGNING: a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a warCAPTIVE: taken and held as or as if a prisoner of warCHARGING: to rush against; to attack; to rush forward in or as if in assault; to attackCOLLABORATOR: someone who assists an enemy (such as an invader or part of an occupying force)COMBAT: active fighting in a war: action; (adj.) relating to combat (combat missions), designed or destined for combat (combat boots, combat troops); also, to engage in combat: to fight, to battleCONFLICT: fight, battle, warCONTAIN: to prevent (an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attackCONVENTION: a compact between opposing commanders especially concerning prisoner exchange or armisticeDEBACLE: a violent disruption (as of an army): routDEFEAT: an overthrow especially of an army in battle (celebrate their defeat of the enemy) ; also, to win victory over: to beatDEFEATED: an overthrow especially of an army in battle (celebrate their defeat of the enemy) ; also, to win victory over: to beatDEFEND: to drive danger or attack away from (defend the castle from invaders)DEFENDED: to drive danger or attack away from (defend the castle from invaders)DEFENDING: to drive danger or attack away from (defend the castle from invaders)DEFILE: military: to march off in a lineDEFILED: military: to march off in a lineDEFILING: military: to march off in a lineDIVEBOMB: M-W hyphenates “dive-bomb” - to bomb from an airplane by making a steep dive toward the target before releasing the bombDIVEBOMBED: M-W hyphenates “dive-bomb” - to bomb from an airplane by making a steep dive toward the target before releasing the bombDROP: the advantage of having an opponent covered with a firearm, broadly: advantage, superiority —usually used in the phrase get the drop on (waiting to get the drop on me)DROPPING: the advantage of having an opponent covered with a firearm, broadly: advantage, superiority —usually used in the phrase get the drop on (waiting to get the drop on me)ENEMY: a military adversary; a hostile unit or forceENGAGE: to enter into contest or battle with (engage the enemy); to enter into conflict or battleENGAGED: involved especially in a hostile encounter; also, to enter into contest or battle with (engage the enemy); to enter into conflict or battleENGAGEMENT: a hostile encounter between military forcesENGAGING: to enter into contest or battle with (engage the enemy); to enter into conflict or battleENVELOP: to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)ENVELOPED: to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)FALL: to drop down wounded or dead, especially: to die in battle (Many men fell on the battlefield.); to suffer military capture (after a long siege the city fell)FALLBACK: a falling back: retreatFALLEN: to drop down wounded or dead, especially: to die in battle (Many men fell on the battlefield.); to suffer military capture (after a long siege the city fell)FALLING: to drop down wounded or dead, especially: to die in battle (Many men fell on the battlefield.); to suffer military capture (after a long siege the city fell)FALLS: to drop down wounded or dead, especially: to die in battle (Many men fell on the battlefield.); to suffer military capture (after a long siege the city fell)FELL: to drop down wounded or dead, especially: to die in battle (Many men fell on the battlefield.); to suffer military capture (after a long siege the city fell)FEND: to defend; to keep or ward off: to repel —often used with off (fend off an invader)FENDED: to defend; to keep or ward off: to repel —often used with off (fend off an invader)FENDING: to defend; to keep or ward off: to repel —often used with off (fend off an invader)FIELD: the place where a battle is fought, or an area for military exercises or maneuversFIGHT: to contend in battle or physical combat; especially: to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons; to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat (fought a war, fought a forest fire); to wage, to carry on (fight a battle); also, a hostile encounter: battle, combatFLANK: to protect, attack or threaten the flank: the right or left of a military formationFLANKED: to protect, attack or threaten the flank: the right or left of a military formationFLANKING: to protect, attack or threaten the flank: the right or left of a military formationFORAY: a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils: RAID; a foray into enemy territory
FORCING: to win one's way into (force a castle, forced the mountain passes)FOUGHT: to contend in battle or physical combat; especially: to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons; to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat (fought a war, fought a forest fire); to wage, to carry on (fight a battle); also, a hostile encounter: battle, combatFRONT: vanguard; a line of battle, or a zone of conflict between armiesFRONTAL: directed against the front or at the main point or issue: direct; a frontal assaultGAUNTLET: an open challenge (as to combat) —used in phrases like throw down the gauntletGROUND: an area to be won or defended in or as if in battleGUTTED: to eviscerateGUTTING: to eviscerateHARRY: to make a pillaging or destructive raid on: assaultHITTING: to attack (where the terrorists would hit next)HOLD: to maintain occupation, control, or defense of; also: to resist the offensive efforts or advance ofINROAD: a sudden hostile incursion: a raidINTELLIGENCE: information concerning an enemy or possible enemy or an areaINVADE: to enter for conquest or plunderINVADED: to enter for conquest or plunderIRRUPT: to rush in forcibly or violentlyJOINT: constituting an activity, operation, or organization in which elements of more than one armed service participate (e.g., joint maneuvers)KILL: an enemy unit (such as an airplane or ship) destroyed by military actionLEVIED: to carry on (war): to wageLEVY: to carry on (war): to wageLIFT: to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forcesLIFTING: to put an end to (a blockade or siege) by withdrawing or causing the withdrawal of investing forcesLINE: orderly arrangements made to cover extended military positions and presenting a front to the enemy —usually used in plural (the lines of battle); also, a military formation in which the different elements are abreast of each otherLOCK: to grapple in combatLOCKABLE: to grapple in combatLOCKED: to grapple in combatLOOT: goods usually of considerable value taken in war: spoils; also, to plunder or sack in war; to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war; to seize and carry away by force especially in warLOOTED: goods usually of considerable value taken in war: spoils; also, to plunder or sack in war; to engage in robbing or plundering especially in war; to seize and carry away by force especially in warMAINTAIN: to sustain against opposition or danger: uphold and defend (maintain a position)MAINTAINING: to sustain against opposition or danger: uphold and defend (maintain a position)MARAUD: to roam about and raid in search of plunder; to raid, to pillageMAYHEM: willful and permanent deprivation of a body part resulting in the impairment of a person's fighting abilityMILITANT: engaged in warfare or combat: fightingMINE: a subterranean passage under an enemy position; also, to dig under to gain access or cause the collapse of (an enemy position); to dig such a mine; to undermineMINED: a subterranean passage under an enemy position; also, to dig under to gain access or cause the collapse of (an enemy position); to dig such a mine; to undermineMINING: a subterranean passage under an enemy position; also, to dig under to gain access or cause the collapse of (an enemy position); to dig such a mine; to undermineMOBILIZE: to assemble and make ready for war duty (mobilize all reserve forces for overseas duty); to undergo mobilizationMOUNT: to launch and carry out (something, such as an assault or a campaign)MOUNTED: to launch and carry out (something, such as an assault or a campaign)OPPONENT: antagonistic, opposing; also, one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict)PILLAGING: to plunder ruthlessly [especially in war]: to loot; to take bootyPULLBACK: a pulling back, especially: an orderly withdrawal of troops from a position or areaRAID: a hostile or predatory incursion; a surprise attack by a small force; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onRAIDING: a hostile or predatory incursion; a surprise attack by a small force; also, to conduct or take part in a raid; to make a raid onRAKING: to sweep the length of especially with gunfire: enfiladeRALLY: a renewed offensiveTACTIC: a method of employing forces in combatTACTICAL: of or relating to combat tactics: such as of or occurring at the battlefront (a tactical defense, a tactical first strike); also, using or being weapons or forces employed at the battlefront (tactical missiles); also, of an air force: of, relating to, or designed for air attack in close support of friendly ground forcesTACTICALLY: of or relating to combat tactics: such as of or occurring at the battlefront (a tactical defense, a tactical first strike); also, using or being weapons or forces employed at the battlefront (tactical missiles); also, of an air force: of, relating to, or designed for air attack in close support of friendly ground forcesTACTICIAN: one versed in tacticsUNDEFENDED: not guarded or protected: not defended: to drive danger or attack away from (defend the castle from invaders)WARRING: to be in active or vigorous conflict; to engage in warfareWAVE: a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanesWHOOP: a shout of hunters or of people in battle or pursuitWITHDRAW: to draw back from a battlefield: to retreat
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WEAPONS AND WARFARE
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