weapon

Summary

weapon is a type of tool^[1]. weapon ranks in the top 4% of type_of_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,960 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• weapon's instance of is recorded as type of tool^[3].
• weapon is a type of physical tool^[4].
• weapon is a type of physical object^[5].
• weapon is used for attack^[6].
• weapon is used for deterrence^[7].
• weapon is used for collectable^[8].
• weapon is used for killing^[9].
• weapon is used for destruction^[10].
• weapon is used for hunting^[11].
• weapon's Commons category is recorded as Weapons^[12].
• weapon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weapons^[13].
• weapon's Commons gallery is recorded as Weapons^[14].
• weapon's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Weapons^[15].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Karabakh War 1988–1994^[16].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[19].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[20].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[22].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[24].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[25].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[26].
• weapon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

weapon's instance of is recorded as type of tool^[3]. Recorded subclass of include physical tool^[4] and physical object^[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include attack^[6], deterrence^[7], collectable^[8], killing^[9], destruction^[10], and hunting^[11]. Recorded used by include combatant^[28], hunter^[29], contract killer^[30], police^[31], Q10670820^[32], and sport shooter^[33].

Influence

Things named for weapon include Weapon-class destroyer^[34], a ship class^[35], founded in 1947^[36].

Why It Matters

weapon ranks in the top 4% of type_of_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,960 views/month).^[2] weapon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] weapon is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for weapon include Weapon-class destroyer^[34], a ship class^[35], founded in 1947^[36].