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| armament |
a military force equipped for warfare. [1/4 definitions] |
| armor |
a suit of leather or mail, formerly used to protect the body in warfare. [1/5 definitions] |
| artillery |
mounted large-caliber weapons, such as cannons or rocket launchers, used in land warfare and manned by a crew. [1/3 definitions] |
| Athena |
in Greek mythology, the goddess of wisdom, the arts, and strategic warfare; Minerva. |
| belligerence |
an act of war or hostility, or the carrying on of war; warfare. [1/2 definitions] |
| bloodshed |
the spilling of blood through injury or violence, esp. the destruction of living beings; warfare. |
| bunker |
in warfare, a partially underground fortification from which soldiers can fire weapons. [1/5 definitions] |
| chemical warfare |
the use of chemicals such as poisonous gases, fire bombs, and irritants in warfare. |
| CO3 |
abbreviation of "conscientious objector," a person who refuses, for moral or religious reasons, to participate in military service or to engage in warfare. |
| conscientious objector |
a person who refuses, for moral or religious reasons, to participate in military service or to engage in warfare. |
| countermeasure |
an act or procedure designed to frustrate another act or procedure, as in nuclear warfare. |
| cyanogen |
a poisonous organic gas of carbon and nitrogen that is used for chemical warfare, as a rocket propellant, and in organic synthesis. |
| Greek fire |
an incendiary material used in warfare by Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages. |
| hot war |
actual military combat; open warfare. (Cf. cold war.) |
| lewisite |
a highly toxic, odorless compound that causes severe blistering, used in chemical warfare. |
| militant |
a person engaged in fighting or warfare. [1/4 definitions] |
| military |
of or pertaining to warfare or preparation for war. [1/3 definitions] |
| military science |
the study of military procedures and principles as they are put into practice during warfare. |
| mustard gas |
a liquid chemical-warfare agent that causes severe skin burns, damages the lungs, and can cause blindness and death. |
| navy |
(often cap.) the part of a nation's military organization that is concerned with warfare on or over the sea. [1/3 definitions] |
| petard |
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to breach a defensive fortification. |
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