Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A weapon that can cause widespread destruction or kill large numbers of people, especially a nuclear, chemical, or biological weapon.
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- noun A
chemical ,biological ,radiological ,nuclear , or otherweapon that is designed to causedeath or seriousinjury to large numbers ofcivilians .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
Etymologies
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weapon + of + mass destruction
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