arms
2
2.8
- noun
- /ɑrmz/
:
armas
- ARMS CONTROL LESSONS AND IMPLICATIONS
- arms control
Oh, and unrelated news, I want you to seize arms shipments to Ukraine.
- Oh, and unrelated news, I want you to seize arms shipments to Ukraine.
- They, the Russians stepped up their arms supplies dramatically.
- More than two million men and women in arms as as well as the civilians.
Examples
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CHANGES IN ARMS CONTROL
Academic text (2000) -
They, the Russians stepped up their arms supplies dramatically.
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If you were from the United States and understood what our constitution stands for, you would understand the meaning of the "RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS."
Blog text (30) -
Everywhere, the might of Roman arms was respected and feared.
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So, once again: What part of an INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRAFFICKING TREATY is going to impact second amendment rights?
Blog text (21) -
A CALL TO ARMS AGAINST THE CYBER THREAT
Academic text (2017) -
THE ORDER WAS FOR INSPECTION OF ARMS, SOLDIER !
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A "REVOLUTION" IN INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS AND THE DEMAND FOR DOMESTIC POLICY CHANGE
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Many countries are increasing their military budgets to purchase new arms for their defense forces.
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The international conference focused on reducing the proliferation of arms in conflict zones around the world.
Synonyms
85
5.2
The complete collection of weapons a country or group has
82
4.2
Tools used for fighting that belong to a country or group, like guns and swords
69
5.9
Military machines and weapons used in war, like tanks and missiles
45
7.6
Weapons, bullets, and equipment used in war
30
8.7
Weapons and ammunition used by an army, especially large guns
21
7.0
Weapons and equipment like guns, tanks and ships that an army uses
9
4.1
A group of weapons designed to work together for military use
9
3.6
A group of machines and tools used together by the military to attack or defend
5
5.3
All the weapons and military equipment a country has
4
8.8
Equipment and supplies used by an army
1
4.3
A collection of weapons and equipment that a country keeps for war or to protect itself
1
7.0
Weapons used in war like guns or swords
Antonyms
- Specialized
51
5.5
To reduce or remove weapons and armies between countries to lower the chance of war
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
37
4.3
Rules that limit a country's weapons and armed forces, often agreed between countries
22
4.2
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- Formal
3
7.3
A person who keeps order and makes people follow rules in a meeting or court
- Archaic
2
9.9
A soldier in medieval times who wears heavy armour and fights on horseback
- Jargon
1
8.6
A command ordering soldiers to hold a rifle vertically at their right side with the end touching the ground
A series of talks between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit nuclear weapons
- Jargon
A set of practiced moves for holding and presenting a rifle during military drills
One of forty ceremonial guards who attend the king or queen at state events
An officer who keeps order in a parliament or court and carries out official orders
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arms meaning weapons and military equipment comes from the Latin word arma, which means 'weapons' and is the same root as army and armed. So when people talk about giving up their arms, they mean giving up their weapons.