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wapen meaning in English

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wapen substantief
{n}

arm [arms](weapon)
noun
[UK: ɑːm] [US: ˈɑːrm]

coat of arms(hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊt əv ɑːmz] [US: ˈkoʊt əv ˈɑːrmz]

weapon [weapons](instrument of attack or defense in combat)
noun
[UK: ˈwe.pən] [US: ˈwe.pən]

wapenbroeder substantief
{m}

brother-in-arms(fellow combatant or soldier)
noun
[UK: ˈbrʌð.ə(r) ɪn ɑːmz] [US: ˈbrʌð.r̩ ɪn ˈɑːrmz]

wapenfabriek substantief
{f}

arms factory(factory where weapons are produced)
noun

wapenfeit substantief
{f}

exploit [exploits](achievement)
noun
[UK: ɪkˈsplɔɪt] [US: ˈek.ˈsplɔɪt]

wapening substantief
{f}

rebar [rebars](steel reinforcing bar for concrete)
noun
[UK: ˈriː.ˌbɑː] [US: ˈriː.ˌbɑːr]

wapenkreet substantief
{m}

battle cry(something the troops yell out when going to war or battle)
noun
[UK: ˈbæt.l̩ kraɪ] [US: ˈbæt.l̩ ˈkraɪ]

call to arms(appeal to undertake a course of action)
noun

wapenkunde substantief
{f}

heraldry(the profession of devising and blazoning arms)
noun
[UK: ˈhe.rəl.dri] [US: ˈhe.rəl.dri]

wapenmagazijn substantief

arsenal [arsenals](military establishment)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.sən.l̩] [US: ˈɑːr.sən.l̩]

wapenopslagplaats substantief

arsenal [arsenals](military establishment)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.sən.l̩] [US: ˈɑːr.sən.l̩]

wapenrusting substantief

panoply [panoplies](collection or display of weaponry)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.nə.pli] [US: ˈpæna.pli]

wapenschild substantief
{n}

arm [arms](heraldic bearings)
noun
[UK: ɑːm] [US: ˈɑːrm]

coat of arms(hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊt əv ɑːmz] [US: ˈkoʊt əv ˈɑːrmz]

escutcheon [escutcheons](coat of arms)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən] [US: ɪ.ˈskʌ.tʃən]

shield [shields](heraldry)
noun
[UK: ʃiːld] [US: ˈʃiːld]

wapenschouw substantief
{m}

wapinschaw(exhibition of weapons)
noun

wapenspreuk substantief
{m}

motto [mottos](sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement)
noun
[UK: ˈmɒ.təʊ] [US: ˈmɑːto.ʊ]

wapenstand substantief
{m}

armistice [armistices](formal agreement to end combat)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.mɪ.stɪs] [US: ˈɑːr.mə.stəs]

wapenstilstand substantief
{m}

armistice [armistices](formal agreement to end combat)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.mɪ.stɪs] [US: ˈɑːr.mə.stəs]

truce(a period of time in which no fighting takes place)
noun
[UK: truːs] [US: ˈtruːs]

wapenwedloop substantief
{m}

arms race [arms races](a competition for military supremacy)
noun
[UK: ɑːmz reɪs] [US: ˈɑːrmz ˈreɪs]

atoomwapen substantief
{n}

nuclear weapon(a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈwe.pən] [US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈwe.pən]

belegeringswapen substantief
{n}

siege engine(large weapon of war used during ancient and medieval times to batter fortifications, settlements, etc.)
noun

bewapend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

embattled(prepared or armed for battle)
adjective
[UK: ɪm.ˈbæt.l̩d] [US: em.ˈbæt.l̩d]

bewapenen werkwoord

arm [armed, arming, arms](to supply with armour or weapons)
verb
[UK: ɑːm] [US: ˈɑːrm]

biologisch wapen substantief
{n}

bioweapon [bioweapons](weapon designed for use in biological warfare)
noun

biowapen substantief
{n}

bioweapon [bioweapons](weapon designed for use in biological warfare)
noun

gewapend bijvoeglijk naamwoord

armed(equipped, especially with a weapon)
adjective
[UK: ɑːmd] [US: ˈɑːrmd]

gewapend beton substantief
{n}

ferroconcrete(building material)
noun
[UK: ˌfe.rəʊˈk.ɒŋ.kriːt] [US: ˌfero.ʊˈk.ɒŋ.kriːt]

reinforced concrete(building material)
noun
[UK: ˌriːɪn.ˈfɔːstˈk.ɒn.kriːt] [US: ˌriːɪn.ˈfɔːstˈk.ɒn.kriːt]

gewapend konflikt substantief

armed conflict(contested incompatibility)
noun

gewapende overval substantief
{m}

armed robbery(an instance of robbery where the participants are armed)
noun
[UK: ɑːmd ˈrɒ.bə.ri] [US: ˈɑːrmd ˈrɑː.bə.ri]

kernwapen substantief
{n}

nuclear weapon(a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈwe.pən] [US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈwe.pən]

koud wapen substantief
{n}

cold weapon(weapon that does not use explosives or fire)
noun

kruisvluchtwapen substantief
{m}

cruise missile(winged missile)
noun
[UK: ˈkruː.zə(r) ˈmɪ.saɪl] [US: ˈkruː.zər ˈmɪ.səl]

massavernietigingswapen substantief
{n}

weapon of mass destruction(weapon causing large-scale death or destruction)
noun
[UK: ˈwe.pən əv mæs dɪ.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈwe.pən əv ˈmæs də.ˈstrək.ʃn̩]

moordwapen substantief
{n}

murder weapon(weapon used to commit a murder)
noun

onder bedreiging van een vuurwapen preposition

at gunpoint(under coercion by someone with a firearm)
preposition

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