| arms control | a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country |
manual of arms
manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle |
| order arms | a position in the manual of arms, the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground, often used as a command |
| arms deal | a deal to provide military arms |
coat of arms
arms blazon
blazonry | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. |
gun emplacement
weapons emplacement | an emplacement for a gun |
| platform weapons platform | any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
weaponry
arms
implements of war
weapons system
munition | weapons considered collectively |
| weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
| freedom to bear arms | a right guaranteed by the nd amendment to the US Constitution |
| Chemical Weapons Convention | a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
SALT | negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
| arms race | a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments |
munitions industry
arms industry | an industry that manufacturers weapons of war |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPCW | international organization for chemical disarmament, administers the Chemical Weapons Convention |
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
NAWCWPNS | the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems |
SWAT team
SWAT squad
Special Weapons and Tactics team
Special Weapons and Tactics squad | a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations |
| arms manufacturer | someone who manufactures arms and munitions |
| gentleman-at-arms | one ofgentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions |
knight bachelor
bachelor-at-arms
bachelor | a knight of the lowest order, could display only a pennon |
| man-at-arms | a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times |
| master-at-arms | the senior petty officer, responsible for discipline aboard ship |
sergeant at arms
serjeant-at-arms | an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands |
supplier
provider | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
weapons plutonium
weapon-grade plutonium | plutonium that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled, it is stored in plutonium pits |
go to war
take arms
take up arms | commence hostilities |
industrial-strength
weapons-grade | extremely strong or concentrated or durable, industrial-strength detergent, weapons-grade salsa |
| weapons-grade | of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction), weapons-grade plutonium, weapons-grade anthrax |
| under arms | armed and prepared for fighting |