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• arms — [n1] weaponry accoutrements, armaments, artillery, equipment, firearms, guns, munitions, ordnance, panoply, weapons; concept 500 arms [n2] family crest blazonry, coat, emblazonry, emblem, ensign, escutcheon, heraldry, insignia, shield, signet;… …   New thesaurus

• armaments race — arms race, competition between different nations to acquire the most advanced weapons in order to have strategic superiority …   English contemporary dictionary

• Arms Reduction Coalition — The Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC) is a United Kingdom based non profit non governmental organization which campaigns for a reduction in the resources spent on arms and the military and for those resources to be divereted to programmes that… …   Wikipedia

• arms race — noun a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments • Hypernyms: ↑race * * * competition between countries to achieve superiority in quantity and quality of military arms. [1935 40] * * * arms race noun Competition among… …   Useful english dictionary

• arms control — 1. any plan, treaty, or agreement to limit the number, size, or type of weapons or armed forces of the participating nations. 2. the measures taken to limit the weapons systems or armed forces. * * * Limitation of the development, testing,… …   Universalium

• Arms sales to Iraq 1973–1990 — Imports of conventional arms by Iraq 1973 1990, by source= Values are shown in millions of US dollars at constant (1990) estimated values. Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact includes Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. The… …   Wikipedia

• arms — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Weapons Nouns 1. arms, weapon[s], weaponry, firearms, armament, engine of war, materiel; hardware; panoply, stand of arms, military establishment; armory, arsenal (See store); armor (See defense). See… …   English dictionary for students

• ARMS — are the upper limbs of the body.ARMS may refer to: * ARMs, a type of weapon in the Wild Arms video game franchise * Amherst Regional Middle School * Australian Relief Mercy Services Ltd, a Christian aid and development organization that is part… …   Wikipedia

• Arms — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Arms >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 arm arm arms Sgm: N 1 weapon weapon deadly weapon Sgm: N 1 armament armament armaments armature Sgm: N 1 panoply panoply stand of arms …   English dictionary for students

• arms — plural noun 1》 weapons; armaments. 2》 distinctive emblems originally borne on shields in battle and now forming heraldic insignia. Phrases a call to arms a call to make ready for fighting. in arms prepared to fight. under arms equipped and ready… …   English new terms dictionary

• arms — plural noun 1) the illegal export of arms Syn: weapons, weaponry, firearms, guns, ordnance, artillery, armaments, munitions, matériel 2) the family arms Syn: crest, emblem, coat of a …   Thesaurus of popular words