cold weapon

Syllables: cold weap·on/kəʊld ˈwɛp(ə)n/US/koʊld ˈwɛpən/

cold weapon noun: a weapon that does not use explosives or fire.

Noun

cold weapon (plural cold weapons)

A weapon that does not use explosives or fire.
- A fencing-room in which twenty or thirty couples of men are practising, is a fair illustration of a mélée with cold weapons.1863 January 17, “How to Make Soldiers”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal. [...] With which is Incorporated Household Words, volume VIII, number 195, London: […] C....
- The most effective weapons in the hands of the Caucasians was the sword, or as the Russians call it "the cold weapon" ["khalodnoye orúdiye," as opposed to firearms "agniovoye orúdiye"], the use of which, in hand-to-hand fight, was their special forte.1876, Hugo Stumm, “The Field of Operations and the Russian Resources of Operations in General”, in F. Henvey, P. Mosa, transl., The Russian Campaign against Khiva in 1873. […], part I, Calcutta, West...
Synonyms:

white arm

Antonyms:

firearm, gun, gat, iron, piece

cold weapon meaning in Arabic and Persian

cold weapon in Arabic

weapon that does not use explosives or fire: سِلَاح أَبْيَض silāḥ ʔabyaḍ

cold weapon in Persian

weapon that does not use explosives or fire: سلاح سرد selâh-e sard

Examples of cold weapon in a sentence

Pistols, carbines and musketoons were the firearms of the cavalry; a sword or sabre the cold weapon.1890, Theodore Ayrault Dodge, “Army Organization and Tactics. Early Seventeenth to Early Eighteenth Century.”, in Gustavus Adolphus: A...
There are perhaps more variations of the dao than there are of any other cold weapon.2009, Zhang Yun, “The History and Features of Dao”, in The Complete Taiji Dao: The Art of the Chinese Saber, Berkeley, Calif.: Blue Snake...

Synonyms of cold weapon

white arm

Antonyms

Forms of cold weapon

plural	cold weapons

Origin of cold weapon

From cold + weapon, possibly a calque of Russian холо́дное ору́жие (xolódnoje orúžije, “cold weapon”), from холо́дное (xolódnoje) (the nominative neuter form of холо́дный (xolódnyj, “cold”)) + ору́жие (orúžije, “arm, weapon; weaponry”): see the 1876 quotation.

Words that rhyme with cold weapon

Questions about cold weapon

What does cold weapon mean?: Cold weapon means a weapon that does not use explosives or fire.
What is cold weapon in Arabic?: Cold weapon in Arabic is سِلَاح أَبْيَض (silāḥ ʔabyaḍ). See Cold weapon meaning in Arabic.
How do you use cold weapon in a sentence?: Pistols, carbines and musketoons were the firearms of the cavalry; a sword or sabre the cold weapon.
What part of speech is cold weapon?: Cold weapon is a noun.
How do you pronounce cold weapon?: Cold weapon is pronounced /kəʊld ˈwɛp(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of cold weapon?: The plural of cold weapon is cold weapons.

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