| NOUN | artifact | arms, weaponry, implements of war, weapons system, munition | weapons considered collectively |
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| artifact | arms, coat of arms, blazon, blazonry | the official symbols of a family, state / state / state / state, etc. |
| Sounds | aa'rmz | |
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| Meaning | weapons considered collectively. | |
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| Synonyms | weaponry, implements of war, weapons system, munition | |
| Parts | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| Narrower | ammunition, ammo | Projectiles to be fired from a gun |
| armament | weaponry used by military or naval force | |
| bomb | An explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions | |
| defense system, defence system | The weaponry available for the defense of a region | |
| gunnery | guns / guns collectively | |
| hardware | major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) | |
| naval weaponry | weaponry for warships | |
| Broader | instrumentality, instrumentation | An artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end |
| Spanish | armamento, armas | |
| Catalan | armament, arma | |
| Meaning | The official symbols of a family, state / state / state / state, etc.. | |
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| Synonyms | coat of arms, blazon, blazonry | |
| Category | heraldry | The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies |
| Parts | crest | (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet |
| Narrower | quartering | A coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon |
| Broader | heraldry | emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms |
| Spanish | blasón, escudo de armas, escudo | |
| Catalan | blasó, escut d'armes, escut | |
| Adjectives | armorial | of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms |
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