weapon of mass destruction

weapon of mass destruction noun: any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.

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Noun

weapon of mass destruction (plural weapons of mass destruction)

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

Synonyms:

WMD

weapon of mass destruction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

weapon of mass destruction in Hindi

weapon causing large-scale death or destruction: सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār, सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र sāmūhik vināś kā astra, जनविनाशकारी आयुध janvināśkārī āyudh

weapon of mass destruction in Tamil

weapon causing large-scale death or destruction: பேரழிவு ஆயுதம் pēraḻivu āyutam

weapon of mass destruction in Urdu

weapon causing large-scale death or destruction: انبوہ تباہی ہتھیار

weapon of mass destruction in Bengali

weapon causing large-scale death or destruction: গণবিধ্বংসী অস্ত্র gonobiddhoṅśi ostro, গণবিধ্বংসী মারণাস্ত্র gonobiddhoṅśi maronastro

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weapon of mass destruction in Tagalog: sandata ng malawakang pagkawasak
weapon of mass destruction in Arabic: سِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل silāḥ damār šāmil
weapon of mass destruction in Malay: senjata pemusnah besar-besaran
weapon of mass destruction in Indonesian: senjata pemusnah massal
weapon of mass destruction in Persian: سلاح کشتارجمعی selâh-e koštâr-jam'i
weapon of mass destruction in Thai: อาวุธอานุภาพทำลายล้างสูง
weapon of mass destruction in Vietnamese: vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt

Synonyms of weapon of mass destruction

Forms of weapon of mass destruction

plural	weapons of mass destruction

Origin of weapon of mass destruction

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

Questions about weapon of mass destruction

What does weapon of mass destruction mean?: Weapon of mass destruction means any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.
What is weapon of mass destruction in Hindi?: Weapon of mass destruction in Hindi is सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार (sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār), सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र (sāmūhik vināś kā astra), जनविनाशकारी आयुध (janvināśkārī āyudh). See Weapon of mass destruction meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is weapon of mass destruction?: Weapon of mass destruction is a noun.
What is the plural of weapon of mass destruction?: The plural of weapon of mass destruction is weapons of mass destruction.

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