ADS

Aim down sights; looking down your weapon for a more accurate shot

Armor

Protective plates, of which three can be applied and up to eight can be carried (with a satchel)

Attachment

Item placed on a weapon to change its performance (like a scope or a silencer)

Bait

Lure an enemy player into a trap, where the rest of the team are waiting

Battle Pass

A paid system that unlocks weapons and customizations as you rank up

Bounty

A type of contract where you get cash for eliminating an enemy marked on the map

Buy Station

An in-game shop to buy armor, gas masks, UAVs, and more using cash

Cash

In-game currency that is found within crates, on the floor, or rewarded for completing contracts

Circle

The map boundary that shrinks as the game progresses

Clutch

Winning a high-stakes situation when the odds are stacked against you

Contract

Missions to complete for cash and loot: Bounty, Recon, Scavenger, and Most Wanted

Dead Silence

A perk that reduces your footstep noise for a short period of time

Downed

When your health reaches zero, you become incapacitated and must be revived or you die

Drop Shot

Entering a prone position while shooting to avoid the enemy's fire

Finishing Move

A stylish animation to kill someone with a melee attack when their back is to you

Flank

Instead of pushing an enemy from the front, you take a side route to try and surprise them

Flash

A type of grenade that temporarily blinds a player

Frag

The standard grenade where the pin is pulled and it explodes after a brief period of time

Gas

Deadly yellow gas that surrounds the circle; stay too long in the gas and you will die

Gulag

Where you go after your first death to battle someone in order to respawn

Heartbeat

When you see a dot on your Heartbeat Sensor, which indicates nearby players

Hip Fire

Firing your gun without aiming down sights

Juggernaut

A rare perk that drops from the sky; when worn, you wear a special protected suit and get a minigun

Jump Shot

Shooting someone while jumping in the air

K/D

Kill/death ratio; the amount of kills you have to deaths, the higher the better

Killstreak

Found in crates or bought at the Buy Station, killstreaks include UAVs, Shield Turrets, and Cluster Strikes

Loadout

Your customized weapons and perks; you can buy a Loadout from a Buy Station

Mini Map

The small map in the corner of your screen which shows the surrounding area

Most Wanted

A type of contract where you are marked on the map for all to see; survive three minutes and your team respawn

Mount

Place your weapon on a surface to make it easier to aim thanks to reduced recoil

One Shot

When an enemy is very low on health that they can be killed in a limited number of shots

Operator

The character you play as

Optic

A dot or crosshair that appears when you aim down sights to help see where your bullets will go

Parachute

If you fall from a great height then you will die, thus you must deploy your parachute to float

Perk

Benefits that you apply to your Loadout, perks include Cold-Blooded, Ghost, and Amped

Ping

A marker to show your team something, like a location or an enemy

Plunder

A different game mode, separate to Battle Royale, where you must collect as much cash as possible

Quickscope

Quickly killing someone after aiming down sights

Recon

A type of contract where you must secure a specific location in order to reveal the next circle

Redeploy

Coming back to the game after dying

Revive

When you are downed in a fight, you must be healed by a teammate or use a purchased self-revive kit

Rotate

Changing your position on the map, perhaps hovering the edge of the circle, rather than going straight

Scavenger

A type of contract where you must open a series of crates to secure loot and cash

Season

A period of time where new events, weapons, customizations, and more are released

Slide Cancel

An advanced trick to move faster, achieved by pressing the slide button twice followed by jump

Stun

A type of grenade that temporarily reduces enemy movement

Thirst

When you quickly kill someone who has been downed to prevent them being revived

UAV

A killstreak that reveals where nearby enemies are on the map for a limited time

Verdansk

The fictional location that Warzone is set in

Wallbang

Killing someone through a wall or barrier