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Artillery

Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

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Armament 76% connected

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.

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Persuasion 76% connected

The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines t…

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Suasion 76% connected

The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.

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Narrower term 2

Battery 76% connected

The act of battering or beating.

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Cannon 76% connected

of Cannon

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Containing whole 1

Battery 70% connected

The act of battering or beating.

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Component part 2

Gunstock 70% connected

The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is fastened.

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Stock 70% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Synonym 3

Gun 92% connected

of Gin

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Ordnance 92% connected

Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weapon 92% connected

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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