weapon of mass destruction
English
Noun
weapon of mass destruction (plural weapons of mass destruction)
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Symbols for radiological, biological and chemical, respectively
- Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.
Synonyms
- WMD (abbreviation)
Translations
weapon causing large-scale death or destruction
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See also
- NBC (“nuclear, biological and chemical”)
- doomsday weapon
- electromagnetic pulse
- weapon of mass disruption
See also
- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year