Dictionary entry

Arms race

Pronunciation

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Myanmar Meaning

(n) လက်နက်အင်အားပြိုင်ပွဲ။

Definition

arms /ɑ:mz/ n [pl] ၁။ လက္နက္။ arms and ammunition ❍ a large force already under arms (ie equipped with weapons and ready to fight) ❍ nuclear arms ❍ arms control talks ❍ an arms depot ❍ Policemen on special duties may carry arms. See also FIREARM, SMALL ARMS ၂။ = COAT OF ARMS: the King's Arms (eg as the name of a pub). ❏ arms race n (usu sing ) လက္နက္အင္အားၿပိဳင္ပြဲ ။ ❏ take up arms (against sb) [ IDM ] လက္နက္ စြဲ ကိုင္ တိုက္ခိုက္သည္။ He called on his supporters to take up arms against the state. ❏ (be) up in arms (about/ over sth) [ IDM ] ျပင္းထန္စြာ ကန္႔ကြက္သည္။ The whole town is up in arms about the plan to build an airport nearby.

Examples

  1. Countries that sell arms to terrorists
  2. The British police do not usually carry arms.
  3. The international arms trade