Sentence examples for ready the weapon from inspiring English sources

"ready the weapon" is not correct usage in written English
To express the same idea more idiomatically, you could say "prepare the weapon" or "arm the weapon." For example: "He armed the weapon in preparation for battle."

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To ready the weapon for use, reload it.

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The cabby retrieves the stones, readies the weapon, kisses the girl and she releases the Divine Light.

"And while the invasion of Europe went ahead before they were ready, the V weapons could have wreaked havoc on vital supplies stockpiled in channel ports".

From late winter into early summer, weapons were in short enough supply that many Libyan men went to battle without them, ready to pick up the weapon of a fallen fighter, while hoping to capture the weapons of slain Qaddafi troops.

To make the weapon ready to fire, pull back the operating rod or equivalent.

Once a new magazine or clip is inserted, the bolt must be released, usually by means of a control called the "bolt release", in order for a round to be chambered and the weapon readied to fire.

"Nickname, 'Vlietie.'" The weapon was ready.

Microwave bombs, which are designed be nonlethal, have been in development for years; in October, after three years and $40 million worth of government funded-testing, Boeing announced it had successfully tested the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP), and the weapon was ready for use.

Icons on the HUD allow the player to examine objects closely, to converse with non-player characters (NPCs) and to ready the player character's weapon, among other things.

These delays meant almost certainly that the war in Europe would be over before the weapon could be ready.

Asked when the weapon would be ready for use in battle, he nodded toward a milk crate full of locally made shells.

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