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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
Synonyms:
W.M.D.; weapon of mass destruction; WMD
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
