"energy weapon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: energy weapons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} energy weapon (plural energy weapons)
  1. A weapon that fires a beam or pulse of energy instead of a projectile. Wikipedia link: Directed-energy weapon Categories (topical): Energy, Science fiction, Weapons Synonyms: ray gun [informal] Translations (energy weapon): energivapen [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-energy_weapon-en-noun-LNNS23DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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