superweapon
superweapon noun: an extremely powerful weapon.
Noun
superweapon (plural superweapons)
- An extremely powerful weapon.
- We must be very careful how we pin our faith on this thing, assuming that It is successfully developed; we must be wary of the idea that a superweapon can give us a superpower in the world or relieve us of the hard obligations of intelligent policy and diplomacy, of consistency, integrity, and...1873, United States Congress, Congressional Record, The Congress, page 761
- And this was what Prussianism aimed at with her supermen and superweapons: to place the whole world in fetters and enforce the doctrine that “ might is right.”1918, Muriel Hine, The Best in Life, John Lane Company, page 216
Forms of superweapon
| plural | superweapons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | super-weapon |
Origin of superweapon
From super- + weapon.
Questions about superweapon
- What does superweapon mean?
- Superweapon means an extremely powerful weapon.
- What part of speech is superweapon?
- Superweapon is a noun.
- What is the plural of superweapon?
- The plural of superweapon is superweapons.
Words near superweapon in the dictionary
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