Firearms
Weapon
Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
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Synonyms for Weapon
Firearms and weapon are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Firearms" with "Weapon", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless
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- On screen, Lyude uses a rifle as a weapon, but all of his attack magnus are of various brass musical instruments, which are still described as if they were firearms.
- Arikk later reveals the weaponone of the world's first firearmsand uses it to gun down the kingdom's greatest swordsman.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Literature - The Metal Gear series follows the basic template in giving you progressively stronger firearms throughout the games, but is a subversion in that just about every weapon you get retains its effectiveness until the end, each weapon being useful in different situations.
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