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weapon of mass destruction
noun
a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
Syn: ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D.
Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
Hypernyms: ↑weapon, ↑arm, ↑weapon system
Hyponyms:
bioweapon, ↑biological weapon, ↑bioarm, ↑chemical weapon, ↑nuclear weapon, ↑atomic weapon, ↑high explosive

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ˌweapon of ˌmass deˈstruction 7 [weapon of mass destruction] noun (abbr. WMD)
a weapon such as a nuclear weapon, a ↑chemical weapon or a ↑biological weapon that can cause a lot of destruction and kill many people

Useful english dictionary. 2012.