Learning the names of weapons is easy through pictures. Here, we will learn the 60 weapons name in English with their helpful pictures. Knowing the weapons vocabulary words helps us to talk about the historical, modern, or fictional combat contexts. This lesson is created for only educational purposes for English language learning. The weapons vocabulary in English with pictures will enhance your conversation skills when you discuss the historical and modern combat contexts and also this lesson will improve your gaming skills when you want to talk English in shooter games.
Weapons Name in English
In this section, we will provide a list of 60 different types of weapons name in English with their helpful pictures. If you are in trouble learning the names of weapons, then we are here to help you with it. Let’s learn about each type of weapon with their definition:
Types of Weapons:
There are more than 10+ weapons types around the world. You have never listened before these names which we are going to share with you. We play shooter games every day, and there we use these weapons but we don’t know the names of each weapon and their types. Learning these types of weapons will improve our knowledge about the different names of weapons in English. Here’s a list of 10+ types of weapons with 10 weapon names for each type which we need to know:
- Melee Weapons
- Ranged Weapons
- Firearms
- Explosive Weapons
- Naval Weapons
- Aerial Weapons
- Chemical Weapons
- Biological Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
- Non-lethal Weapons
- Missile Systems
- Artillery
- Siege Weapons
- Improvised Weapons
- Directed Energy Weapons
1. Melee Weapons
Melee weapons are close-range combat tools used in battles. These weapons allow fighters to combat in close-range in battles. The names of melee weapons are: sword, dagger, axe, spear, mace, club, katana, and halberd included. Melee weapons designed only for close-range combat in battles.
2. Ranged Weapons
In ranged weapons, fighters used these weapons for long combat in battles. Ranged weapons allow fighters to strike from afar. The names of ranged weapons are: bow, crossbow, slingshot, blowgun, jevelin, bo staff, and dart gun. These are weapons that can be used for long-range fights.
3. Firearms
Firearms can be used in both situations in combat: close-range or long-range. Fighters can use these weapons in battles for high explosive force to fire projectiles at high speeds. In firearms weapons, we can talk about the pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun (close-range weapon), sniper rifle (long-range weapon), and many more assault rifles that can be used for long and close-range combats.
4. Explosive Weapons
Explosive weapons are very dangerous weapons. These weapons are used to destroy heavy items—buildings, vehicles, breaches, and many more things that can be used with these weapons. Fighters used explosive weapons like gernade, landmine, bomb, C4, missile, and rocket launcher to destroy through powerful blasts.
5. Naval Weapons
Naval weapons are designed for combat at sea, targeting ships, submarines, and aircraft. In this type of weapon, fighters use torpedoes, harpons, naval mines, and depth charges. submarine missiles, naval guns, and deck cannons to fight at sea, ships, submarines, and aircraft.
6. Aerial Weapons
Aerial weapons are designed for use in air combat or to target objects from the air. Fighters use these weapons to combat in the air: air-to-air missiles, bombs, napalms, cluster bombs, guided missiles, and ati-aircraft guns. These weapons are known as the aerial weapons that fighters used in air combat in battle.
7. Chemical Weapons
Chemical weapons use toxic chemicals to inflict harm or death. These weapons are very dangerous; fighters can destroy the whole country with these weapons. The chemical weapons are: mustard gas, chlorine gas, sarin, VX nerve agent, and tear gas. The causes of the chemical weapons are severe blistering of the skin and lungs, damage to the respiratory system, disruption of the nervous system, intense eye irritation, and temporary blindness.
8. Biological Weapons
Biological weapons use pathogens or toxins to cause illness or death. The biological weapons are anthrax, smallpox, botulinum toxin, plague bacteria, and ebola viruses included in the biological weapons. The causes of these weapons are: bacterial infection, rashes and fever, paralysis and death, fever and swollen lymph nodes, fever with high mortality rates, and bacterial infection that can be transmitted through contact with infected animals.
9. Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons are highly destructive devices that release energy through nuclear reactions. These weapons are used in massive explosion, kill living organisms, spread contamination, and create nuclear warheads. In this list, we can talk about these weapons: atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, neutron bombs, nuclear missiles, ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile), SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missiles), and thermonuclear bombs.
10. Non-lethal Weapons
Non-lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate or deter rather than kill. These weapons are used to deliver an electric shock, eye irritation and respiratory distress, pain and bruising, a blinding flash, and irritate the eyes and respiratory system. The fighters use these weapons as non-lethal combats in battles: taser, pepper spray, rubber bullets, stun grenades, tear gases, bean bag rounds, and net guns.
Weapons Name in English with Pictures
In this section, we will understand the different weapons name in English with their short definition and helpful pictures. Each weapon has different functions and uses. Let’s learn these names and improve your knowledge about the weapons:
Sword
A long, sharp-edged weapon used for slashing or thrusting.
Dagger
A small, pointed knife used for close combat.
Axe
A tool with a heavy blade, used for chopping and combat.
Spear
A long weapon with a pointed tip used for thrusting or throwing.
Mace
A heavy club with a spiked or rounded head.
Club
A simple blunt weapon, typically a stick or bat used for hitting.
Bow
A weapon used to shoot arrows.
Crossbow
A bow mounted on a frame that shoots projectiles (bolts).
Pistol
A small, handheld firearm used for short-range shooting.
Revolver
A type of pistol with a rotating chamber to hold multiple bullets.
Rifle
A long-barreled firearm used for precise, long-distance shooting.
Shotgun
A firearm that fires a spread of pellets, used for close-range targets.
Machine gun
A fully automatic firearm capable of rapid firing.
Sniper rifle
A high-precision rifle used for long-range shooting.
Grenade
A small explosive device thrown by hand.
Dynamite
A powerful explosive used for demolition.
Landmine
An explosive device buried in the ground, triggered by pressure.
Missile
A self-propelled weapon designed to be launched and directed at a target.
Rocket launcher
A device that launches explosive rockets at a target.
Cannon
A large, mounted gun used to fire heavy projectiles.
Bayonet
A blade that can be attached to the end of a rifle.
Slingshot
A small hand-powered device used to shoot small projectiles.
Blowgun
A tube through which darts or small projectiles are blown.
Javelin
A long, lightweight spear designed to be thrown.
Weapons Names
Mortar
A weapon that fires explosive shells at high angles.
Bomb
An explosive device designed to cause destruction.
Torpedo
An underwater missile fired from ships or submarines.
Harpoon
A long spear with a barbed head, used for hunting large sea animals.
Taser
A non-lethal weapon that uses electrical currents to immobilize targets.
Pepper spray
A non-lethal spray that irritates the eyes and causes temporary blindness.
Flamethrower
A weapon that projects a stream of fire.
Shuriken (Throwing star)
A star-shaped weapon used as a projectile.
Baton
A short, thick stick used by law enforcement for self-defense.
Whip
A flexible weapon used for striking at a distance.
Katana
A curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by Japanese samurai.
Lance
A long weapon used by cavalry for charging.
Halberd
A combined spear and axe, used primarily in medieval times.
Trident
A three-pronged spear used for fishing or combat.
Tomahawk
A type of axe traditionally used by Native Americans.
Scythe
A farming tool with a long, curved blade used as a weapon in some contexts.
Kukri
A curved Nepalese knife used as both a tool and a weapon.
Claymore
A large, two-handed sword used by Scottish warriors.
Nunchaku
Two sticks connected by a chain or rope, used in martial arts.
Saber
A curved sword with a single cutting edge, used by cavalry.
Brass knuckles
Metal rings are worn over the knuckles to increase the impact of punches.
Machete
A large knife used for cutting through vegetation or as a weapon.
Throwing knife
A specially designed knife balanced for throwing.
Bo staff
A long wooden staff used in martial arts.
Spiked shield
A shield with spikes, used for both defense and offense.
Chain whip
A flexible weapon made of a series of metal links.
Chakram
A circular, flat throwing weapon with sharp edges.
War hammer
A hammer with a heavy head used in combat.
Blunderbuss
An early firearm with a wide barrel, used for close-range shooting.
Musket
A muzzle-loaded firearm used in the past for infantry combat.
Siege engine
A large machine used in warfare to break or scale fortifications.
Depth charge
An underwater explosive used against submarines.
Anti-aircraft gun
A large gun designed to shoot down enemy aircraft.
Ballista
An ancient missile weapon that launches projectiles at a distant target.
Catapult
A device that hurls stones or other projectiles.
Trebuchet
A type of catapult that uses a counterweight to launch projectiles.
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