weapon
/ˈwepən/noun
उच्चारण वेपन
हथियार, शस्त्र
Basic word
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an object such as a knife, gun, bomb that is used for fighting or attacking somebody; knowledge, words, actions that can be used to attack somebody or to get an advantage over them
हथियार, शस्त्र
- nuclear weapons
- Education is a powerful weapon.
- The police found no weapon at the scene.
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- Carrying a weapon in school is strictly forbidden.
- Soldiers lay down their weapons when the ceasefire began.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
weap·on
§Grammar and usage
Quote: 'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world' (Nelson Mandela).
उद्धरण: 'Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world' (Nelson Mandela)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons), a secret weapon (something that gives you an advantage), double-edged weapon.
Collocations: weapons of mass destruction (WMD, परमाणु, रासायनिक और जैविक हथियार, सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार), a secret weapon (लाभ देने वाली चीज़), double-edged weapon (दोधारी हथियार)।
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General knowledge
India's nuclear tests were at Pokhran (Smiling Buddha, 1974; Operation Shakti, 1998); India follows a 'no first use' nuclear policy; the Agni and Prithvi missiles were developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP, 1983) led by APJ Abdul Kalam; BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile (India and Russia).
भारत के परमाणु परीक्षण पोखरण में हुए (Smiling Buddha, 1974; ऑपरेशन शक्ति, 1998); भारत 'पहले उपयोग नहीं' (no first use) परमाणु नीति का पालन करता है; अग्नि और पृथ्वी मिसाइलें एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम के नेतृत्व में एकीकृत निर्देशित मिसाइल विकास कार्यक्रम (IGMDP, 1983) के तहत विकसित हुईं; BrahMos सुपरसोनिक क्रूज़ मिसाइल है (भारत और रूस)।