survival weapon

noun

A firearm or other tool that is lightweight, reliable, and easy to carry or store, specifically chosen or designed to assist a person endure emergency or wilderness situations by providing means for hunting food or self-defense until rescue or escape.

Meanings

nounsurvival weapon (plural survival weapons)

plural survival weapons

  1. engineeringA firearm or other tool that is lightweight, reliable, and easy to carry or store, specifically chosen or designed to assist a person endure emergency or wilderness situations by providing means for hunting food or self-defense until rescue or escape.

    Synonyms: survival arms, survival gun, survival rifle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA firearm or other tool that is lightweight, reliable, and easy to carry or store, specifically chosen or designed to assist a person endure emergency or wilderness situations by providing means for hunting food or self-defense until rescue or escape.

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APA

survival weapon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survival%20weapon

MLA

“survival weapon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survival%20weapon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “survival weapon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/survival%20weapon.

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