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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does weapon of mass destruction mean? 

WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION (noun)
  The noun WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION has 1 sense:

1. a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)play

  Familiarity information: WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION used as a noun is very rare.


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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

W.M.D.; weapon of mass destruction; WMD

Hypernyms ("weapon of mass destruction" is a kind of...):

arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weapon of mass destruction"):

bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)

chemical weapon (chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)

atomic weapon; nuclear weapon (a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)

high explosive (a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate)


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