deathray
Sci-fi annihilation weapon
A deathray is a fictional or hypothetical weapon that emits a concentrated beam of energy capable of killing or destroying targets at a distance.
The concept appears throughout science fiction: The alien ship's deathray vaporized the city.
In real-world contexts, deathray typically describes proposed but never-realized directed-energy weapons.
Also spelled death ray.
Focused, amplified light emission
- disintegratorDevice that breaks matter apart
- phaserFictional beam weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- raygunFictional energy weapon
zap · vaporize · pulsar · plasma cannon · particle beam · War of the Worlds · mad scientist · doomsday device
Causing death or ruin
- kill shotStrike that terminates target
- instant killImmediate lethal attack
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- eliminateRemove completely
terminate · mortal · execution · assassination · slaughter · massacre · carnage · genocide
Conversion to gas
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
atomization · decimation · devastation · eradication · melting · scorching · burning · charring
Large mounted gun
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- targetingSelecting as objective
- aimPurpose or direction
- fireCombustion with flames
blast · beam weapon · directed energy · orbital strike · arsenal · armament · ordnance · superweapon
laser beam
Focused, amplified light emission
- disintegratorDevice that breaks matter apart
- phaserFictional beam weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
raygun · zap · vaporize · pulsar · plasma cannon · particle beam · War of the Worlds · mad scientist · doomsday device · supervillain
fatal
Causing death or ruin
- kill shotStrike that terminates target
- instant killImmediate lethal attack
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
eliminate · terminate · mortal · execution · assassination · slaughter · massacre · carnage · genocide · extinction
vaporization
Conversion to gas
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
incineration · atomization · decimation · devastation · eradication · melting · scorching · burning · charring · searing
cannon
Large mounted gun
fire · blast · beam weapon · directed energy · orbital strike · arsenal · armament · ordnance · superweapon · mounted
deathraylaser pointer
Handheld focused beam emitter
flashlight · penlight · nightlight · glow stick · reading lamp
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