weapon_of_mass_destruction (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *weapon of mass destruction*:
NOUN	artifact	weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.	a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

English > *weapon of mass destruction*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons).
Synonyms	WMD, W.M.D.
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

HyperDic: weapon_of_mass_destruction