Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
adamsite | a lung-irritating gas. |
aerodart | an arrowheaded missile of steel dropped by an aircraft. |
arbalest arbalist arbelest arblast | a cross-bow with a mechanism for drawing the string. |
arcubalist | a crossbow. |
arrow | a straight, pointed missile, made to be shot from a bow; (verb) to indicate the position of by arrow. |
arrowhead | the head or pointed part of an arrow. |
balista ballista | a Roman military engine in the form of a crossbow for projecting heavy missiles. Pl. BALISTAE or BALISTAS, BALLISTAE or BALLISTAS. |
bangalore | as in bangalore torpedo, an explosive device in a long metal tube, used for blowing holes in barbed wire. |
bioweapon | a biological weapon. |
blowdart | a dart shot from a blowpipe. |
blowgun blowpipe blowtube | a long straight tube from which an arrow, pellet, etc is blown by the breath. |
bola bolas | a S. American throwing weapon, consisting of two or more balls tied together. The plural of BOLA is BOLAS, but BOLAS is also used as a singular with pl. BOLASES. |
boomerang | a curved missile used by the Australian Aborigines, sometimes so balanced that it returns towards the thrower; (verb) to return like a boomerang. |
bowshot | the distance to which an arrow can be shot from a bow. |
calthrop caltrap caltrop | a device with four metal points so arranged so that one points upward as a hazard. |
catapult | a small forked stick having an elastic string fixed to the two prongs, used for firing small stones; historically, a large machine for throwing boulders; (verb) to fire by or as by catapult. |
catapultier | one who uses a CATAPULT. |
corbeil | a basket filled with earth used as a missile. |
corvus | a grappling hook, a hooked ram for destroying walls. [L. corvus, raven]. Pl. CORVUSES. |
crossbow | a weapon for shooting bolts, formed of a bow placed crosswise on a stock. |
fireship | a ship carrying combustible materials sent among the enemy's ships. |
flechette | a steel dart dropped from an aeroplane or fired from a gun. |
fletch | to provide (an arrow) with feathers for flight. |
forkhead | an arrowhead. |
garote garotte garrote | , garrotte a device for strangulation; (verb) to strangle with such a device. |
hoplologist | one who studies weapons. |
hoplology | the study of weapons. |
longbow | a bow drawn by hand as distinct from the crossbow. |
mangonel | a medieval war engine for throwing stones. |
militaria | weapons, uniforms and other things associated with wars past and present. |
moulinet | a machine for bending a crossbow. |
novichok | a nerve agent. |
nunchaku nunchucks nunchuk nunchuck | a martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks joined by a length of chain, used as a flail or garotte. No NUNCHUCK*. |
petrary | a contrivance for hurling stones. |
phaser | a type of science fiction weapon. |
psychogas | a gas which makes a person's performance deteriorate very seriously without his being aware of it. |
ragbolt | a bolt with barbs to prevent withdrawal. |
retiary | fighting with a net, using a net, esp. in the manner of a RETIARIUS. N.B. this is an adjective. |
rostrum | a spike on prow of warship for ramming. Pl. ROSTRUMS or ROSTRA. |
sarbacane | a blowpipe for shooting animals etc. |
sarin | a kind of nerve gas. |
shuriken | a hand-held throwing weapon, either long and thin or flat and star-shaped, used by ninja warriors. |
sling | a strap or pocket with a string attached to each end, for hurling a stone. |
slinger | one who uses a SLING. |
slingshot | a stone from a SLING. |
soman | a kind of nerve gas. |
squailer | a throwing stick. |
stoneshot | a stone or stones used as shot. |
sumpit sumpitan | a Malay blow-pipe made from a hollow cane. |
tabun | a nerve-gas. |
tase | to immobilise with a taser. |
taser | a gunlike device which fires electrified darts; (verb) to immobilize with a taser. |
teargas | to attack with teargas. |
tormentum | an ancient catapult-like war machine. Pl. TORMENTA. |
trebuchet | a medieval siege engine for launching stones. |
warbot | any robot or unmanned vehicle or device designed for and used in warfare. |
warwolf | a mediaeval siege engine. |
weaponeer | to design weapons, especially nuclear weapons. |
weaponeering | the act of fitting out with weapons. |
weaponise weaponize | to adapt e.g. a bacillus for use as a weapon. |
weaponry | weapons collectively. |
windac windas | a windlass; an instrument for bending a crossbow. |
yperite | mustard gas. |