weapon system
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈwɛpən ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
:
sistema de armas
- Weapon systems with integrated tracking systems can target ballistic missiles and aircraft at long ranges, and even disable orbital vehicles.
- a new weapon system
- an anti-aircraft weapon system
- a nuclear weapon system
And there there's even movements to ban autonomous weapon systems before the UN.
- And there there's even movements to ban autonomous weapon systems before the UN.
- And so they are creating weapon systems to outperform anyone at all times.
- And so that will deter them from, you know, making use of these weapon systems.
- Russia currently is helping the Taliban to rebuild the, the, the weapon system in Afghanistan.
- military leadership keeps defaulting towards the same big, very expensive weapon systems.
- The goal was to block these countries ability to use American technology to build advanced weapon systems.
- OK the the smallest nuclear weapon that America has ever had in use was the Davy Crockett weapon system.
- But if you're going to test a new communications technology, you don't do it on the nuclear sort of weapon system.
- OK, I guess I still remember this weapon system decently.
- There's not been illustrations of that even in the autonomous weapon systems.
- Electronic intelligence is about weapon systems.
Examples
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The new weapon system includes advanced radar and missile technologies.
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What kind of weapon system is this guy operating?
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The weapon system is particularly interesting.
Blog text (23) -
I've got total confidence in that weapon system.
Blog text (26) -
Practically every weapon system bought by the U.S. military was developed and serviced by a commercial firm to meet the U.S. government's needs.
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The Close Combat Armaments Center has more than 1,000 product lines used in support of air defense, aircraft, combat vehicles, infantry, and armor weapon systems.
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The military plans to upgrade its weapon system to improve its effectiveness in combat.
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Training exercises were conducted to ensure that all personnel were familiar with the weapon system.
Synonyms
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6.5
A military plane with heavy weapons that attacks ground targets to support troops
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4.1
A group of weapons designed to work together for military use
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5.9
A vehicle or structure that carries weapons for military use
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.5
To reduce or remove weapons and armies between countries to lower the chance of war
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
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3.6
- Specialized
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3.4
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun compound whose meaning is directly compositional: a 'system' made up of 'weapons' and related equipment. This combination follows regular English compounding patterns and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended military sense.
Etymology
Weapon system paints a simple picture: several weapons and machines joined to work as one system, like tools fixed on a single platform or a team acting together. So, it means 'a set of weapons and related equipment used together as a single unit', often for military use.