| NOUN | artifact | W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD | a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) |
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| Meaning | A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons). | |
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| Synonyms | weapon of mass destruction, WMD | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm | 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 | |
| high explosive | A powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate | |
| nuclear weapon, atomic weapon | A weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction | |
| Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| Spanish | arma de destrucción masiva | |
| Catalan | arma de destrucció massiva | |
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