English-Dutch translations for weapon

• wapen
  Vóór de stemming over de lichte wapens: Before the vote on light weapons:
  Ongecontroleerde handel in lichte wapens Uncontrolled trade in light weapons
  Als deze wapens toeslaan, vormen zij een wapen tegen onschuldige kinderen. When these weapons strike, they constitute a weapon against innocent children.

Definition of weapon

• An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords
• An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another
• A tool of any kind
• An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person

Examples

• The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon
• Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs
• Choose your weapon.

Related words

• Assault Weapons Ban
• AWB
• assault with a deadly weapon
• ADW
• nuclear weapons inheritance project
• NWIP
• nuclear weapons state
• NWS