Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with arms in American Collocation
arms
noun
plural
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɑrmz/
buying/selling of arms
export
industry
procurement
sales
smuggling
trade
trafficking
In the 19th century Newcastle was an international port and centre of the arms trade.
people in the arms trade
broker
dealer
exporter
manufacturer
trafficker
They bought their weaponry from an arms dealer.
increase in arms
build-up
proliferation
race
the problem of small arms proliferation
decrease in arms
limitation
reduction
Ultimately all countries will have to sign up to an arms reduction protocol.
ways of reducing arms
control
decommissioning
embargo
We continue to support international arms control and disarmament initiatives.
a supply of arms
cache
dump
A major cave network containing a huge arms cache was discovered.