implements of war

1. 1.

   weapons considered collectively

   Synonymsweaponryarmsweapons systemmunition

   Broaderinstrumentality

   Narrowerammunitionarmamentbombdefense systemgunneryhardwarenaval weaponry

   Partsweapon

Questions about implements of war

What does implements of war mean?

implements of war means "weapons considered collectively".

What is another word for implements of war?

Close synonyms include weaponry, arms, weapons system, munition. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is implements of war a common word?

implements of war is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.