weapons system

ˈwɛpənz ˈsɪstəm

Definition

Definition of weapons system - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

defense

TECH.

coordinated devices designed for a specific military objective

TECH.

They tested the weapons system during the military exercise.
The new weapons system was unveiled at the defense expo.
Engineers worked on improving the weapons system's accuracy.

armament

defense system

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Expressions with system

old-boy system

system of favoritism among former classmates

He got the job through the old-boy system.

system crash

sudden failure of a computer system

The system crash caused data loss.

spoils system

system of rewarding loyal party members with public office

Many argued that the spoils system undermined meritocracy.

turnkey system

fully operational solution requiring no setup

They purchased a turnkey system to streamline operations.

break the system

cause a system to stop working

The new software update might break the system.

cheat the system

use dishonest methods to gain advantage

He tried to cheat the system by using fake documents.

Terms with weapons system included in their meaning

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LAWS

acr.

acr: lethal autonomous weapons system

machines that can attack without people

multiweapon

military

system combining multiple weapons for use

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French:système d'armes, ...
German:Waffensystem, ...
Italian:sistema d'arma, ...
Spanish:sistema de armas, ...
Portuguese:sistema de armas, ...
Chinese:武器系统, ...
Japanese:兵器システム, ...
Arabic:نظام أسلحة, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרֶכֶת נֶשֶׁק, ...
Russian:система вооружений, ...
Ukrainian:система озброєння, ...
Hindi:हथियार प्रणाली, ...
Bengali:অস্ত্র ব্যবস্থা, ...
Catalan:sistema d'armes, ...
Czech:zbraňový systém, ...
Danish:våbensystem, ...
Dutch:wapensysteem, ...
Greek:οπλικό σύστημα, ...
Hungarian:fegyverrendszer, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធអាវុធ, ...
Korean:무기 시스템, ...
Persian:سیستم تسلیحاتی, ...
Polish:system uzbrojenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):sistema de armas, ...
Romanian:sistem de arme, ...
Swedish:vapensystem, ...
Thai:ระบบอาวุธ, ...
Turkish:silah sistemi, ...
Vietnamese:hệ thống vũ khí, ...

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