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Weapon of a sort
Answer for the clue "Weapon of a sort ", 7 letters:
sidearm
Alternative clues for the word sidearm
Word definitions for sidearm in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also side-arm , 1908, from side (adj.) + arm (n.1).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground; "a sidearm pitch"
Usage examples of sidearm.
His tunic was open at the throat and carelessly baggy at the beltline, around a sidearm, but his stance bespoke discipline.
Sidearm had a long, heavy rib running from its muzzle to the base of its handshield, a deflector for defense against edged or blunt weapons in hand-to-hand combat.
As Olivetti strode out of the room, the guard spun and faced them on the other side of the glass, arms crossed, a large sidearm visible on his hip.
A phaser whined shrilly, almost at his elbow, as one of the four guards drew his illegally carried sidearm and sent a bolt of disruptor-level energy crackling into Naraht's side.
He was undoubtedly the only cybercop in the country who wore as his sidearm a car-stopping .
He was undoubtedly the only cybercop in the country who wore as his sidearm a car-stopping.
Next Brantley gave him a phaser 2 sidearm, and then proceeded to give out the same weapons to the rest of the squad.
The marines regarded it, and her, with horror as she drew her sidearm, a SIG Sauer P226, and put one round of Nytrilium fragmentable hollow point into the animal.
Now, as he readied to go on his evening rounds-showing the flag, boarding boats he deemed suspicious, handing out brochures to newcomers and checking the boundaries because they were there-he wore full gear: sidearm, baton, pepper spray, cuffs and a Kevlar bulletproof vest.
He wore a well-worn uniform of deep blue that gleamed with golden buttons and bore no sidearm from his belt.
He didn't think much of the sword, but the sidearm was a dandy Model 1805 Harpers Ferry cavalryman's pistol.
The boy on the guard post was no more than eighteen, a snubnosed farm lad, still getting a kick out of the sidearm and the badge and the white-painted helmet liner.
In high school Jack Fleming had been a star pitcher, mainly sidearm, so his throws were not as disturbed by the gusts as those of Webo Drake, who had merely played backup quarterback for the junior varsity.
In a frenzy, he flew back to the ship and destroyed all the electronics with his sidearm before he passed out.
As the Boston Whaler's engine idled, she buckled on one of the standard-issue, full-sized, personal flotation devices, easing the bottom strap so the vest would fit over her sidearm and Kevlar vest.