Subject: Weaponry
Terms related to weapons.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| atomics n. 2 (1943) | atomic weapons |
| beamer n. (1945) | a device (esp. a weapon) that emits a beam of energy |
| beam weapon n. (1936) | a weapon that fires a destructive beam of energy |
| blaster n. (1925) | a weapon that fires a destructive beam of energy |
| blast rifle n. (1935) | a long shoulder weapon that fires a destructive beam of energy; cf. blaster n. |
| death ray n. (1902) | a destructive beam of energy; a device that generates such a beam |
| disintegrator n. (1898) | a weapon that disintegrates its target |
| disruptor n. (1931) | a type of energy weapon; a weapon that causes damage by disrupting the molecular bonds of its target |
| energy n. (1898) | energy portrayed as something which can be produced in a particular form, such as a projectile, beam, or wave, and transferred (typically with destructive effect) to a body upon contact |
| energy gun n. (1917) | a weapon firing a beam of energy n.; = ray gun n. |
| energy rifle n. (1934) | an energy gun in the form of a long shoulder weapon |
| energy weapon n. (1941) | a weapon that fires a beam of energy; cf. earlier energy gun n. |
| flame gun n. (1934) | a gun (esp. a handgun) that shoots flames; cf. earlier flame pistol n. |
| flame pistol n. (1930) | a pistol that shoots flames; cf. flame gun n. |
| graser n. (1964) | a device that produces a beam of gamma radiation, usually as an energy weapon n. |
| heat ray n. (1897) | = ray n. |
| ion gun n. (1935) | an energy weapon that emits ions |
| laser cannon n. (1962) | a large weapon, similar in size to a cannon, that fires a laser |
| laser gun n. (1963) | a weapon that fires a laser |
| laser pistol n. (1963) | a hand weapon of similar size to a pistol that fires a laser |
| laser rifle n. (1963) | a long shoulder weapon that fires a laser |
| lasgun n. (1965) | = laser gun n. |
| lightsaber n. (1975) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade |
| needle v. (1943) | to fire a needle gun or needle-beam at |
| needle-beam n. (1930) | a weapon producing a very narrow beam of energy; the beam produced by such a weapon |
| needle gun n. (1932) | a gun that produces a very narrow beam of energy; (also) a gun that fires small slivers of metal |
| needle pistol n. (1933) | a handheld needle gun n. |
| needler n. (1937) | = needle gun n.; (also) a person who who operates such a weapon |
| needle-ray n. (1931) | = needle-beam n. |
| nova bomb n. (1953) | an extremely powerful nuclear bomb |
| pew n. (1971) | (used to represent the sound of a weapon, esp. a beam weapon) |
| phaser n. (1966) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a (usu. hand-held) weapon incorporating an energy beam whose phase can be altered to create different effects (such as stunning, disintegration, etc.) on the target |
| photon torpedo n. (1968) | in the fictional universe of the Star Trek franchise: a ship-based weapon in which a destructive force is generated by a collision of matter and antimatter |
| planet-buster n. (1950) | a bomb or other weapon capable of destroying a planet |
| ray n. (1897) | a beam of (destructive) energy, emitted by a ray gun or similar device |
| ray v. (1930) | to fire a ray at |
| ray gun n. (1917) | a (typically) hand-held device that emits rays, esp. destructive or harmful ones; cf. slightly earlier ray projector n. |
| ray pistol n. (1929) | a handheld ray gun n. |
| ray projector n. (1916) | a large ray gun n. |
| ray-proof adj. (1905) | impervious to energy rays, esp. ray weapons |
| slugthrower n. (1954) | a weapon that fires a physical projectile, in contrast to an energy weapon n. |
| space gun n. 2 (1932) | a weapon used in by people in space; a toy handgun of a style imagined to be used by space travellers |
| stun gun n. (1946) | a weapon that renders a victim unconscious or incapacitated without causing serious injury; cf. earlier stunner n. |
| stunner n. (1941) | = stun gun n. |
| super-weapon n. (1931) | a weapon, esp. an extremely destructive one, based on highly advanced technology |
| vape v. (1976) | to vaporize by means of a weapon; to destroy completely, annihilate |
| vibroblade n. (1940) | a weapon or tool having a blade that vibrates rapidly |
| zap gun n. (1934) | = ray gun n. |