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weapon of mass destruction en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War.

Meanings

1. Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.

Forms

Coordinates

conventional weapon

Relateds

electromagnetic pulse · NBC · doomsday weapon · weapon of mass disruption

Synonyms

WMD

Translations (68)

nl massavernietigingswapen (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · es arma de destrucción masiva (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ko 대량살륙무기 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · az kütləvi qırğın silahı (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sl orožje za množično uničevanje (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · et massihävitusrelv (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ro armă de distrugere în masă (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · uk збро́я ма́сового зни́щення (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · yi מאָסן פֿאַרניכטונג וואָפֿן (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · cmn 大規模殺傷性武器 /大规模杀伤性武器 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · el όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · th อาวุธอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · tl sandata ng malawakang pagkawasak (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · hi जनविनाशकारी आयुध (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ko 대량살상무기 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · lv masu iznīcināšanas ierocis (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ja 大量破壊兵器 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · bn গণবিধ্বংসী অস্ত্র (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · pt arma de destruição maciça (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · mk оружје за масовно уништување (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sh оружје за масовно уништење (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sq arma e shkatërrimit në masë (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · pl broń masowego rażenia (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · hi सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · bg оръ́жие за ма́сово поразя́ване (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sv massförstörelsevapen (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · cy arf dinistr torfol (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ca arma de destrucció massiva (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · he נשק בלתי קונבנציונלי (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · da masseødelæggelsesvåben (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · be збро́я ма́савага знішчэ́ння (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · fr arme de destruction massive (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · pl broń masowej zagłady (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · hi सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · id senjata pemusnah massal (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ru ору́жие ма́ссового пораже́ния (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · is gjöreyðingarvopn (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · eo amasdetrua armilo (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · kk жаппай жою қаруы (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sk zbraň hromadného ničenia (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · cv массӑллӑ пӗтерекен хӗҫпӑшал (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ko 대량파괴무기 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · sh oružje za masovno uništenje (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ta பேரழிவு ஆயுதம் (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · de Massenvernichtungswaffe (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · gl arma de destrución masiva (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ms senjata pemusnah besar-besaran (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ka მასობრივი განადგურების იარაღი (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · cs zbraň hromadného ničení (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · vi vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · nb masseøydeleggingsvåpen (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ar سِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · bn গণবিধ্বংসী মারণাস্ত্র (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · fi joukkotuhoase (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · yue 大規模殺傷性武器 /大规模杀伤性武器 (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · hu tömegpusztító fegyver (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · tr kitle imha silahları (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · uk збро́я ма́сового ура́ження (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · kk жаппай қырып-жоятын қару (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · pt arma de destruição em massa (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · eu suntsipen handiko arma (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ur انبوہ تباہی ہتھیار (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · fa سلاح کشتارجمعی (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · lt masinio naikinimo ginklas (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · ru ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · hy զանգվածային ոչնչացման զենք (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · it arma di distruzione di massa (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) · fr ADM (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction)

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