weapon of mass destruction
1weapon of mass destruction — n. A weapon that can kill or injure a very large number of people simultaneously and destroy an enormous range of territory, usually without the aggressor having to come near its area of effectiveness. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… …
2Weapon of mass destruction — For the Hip hop album, see Weapons of Mass Destruction (album). Weapons of mass destruction …
3weapon of mass destruction — noun a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) • Syn: ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D. • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
4weapon of mass destruction — ▪ weaponry weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale and so indiscriminately that its very presence in the hands of a hostile power can be considered a grievous threat. Modern weapons of mass… …
5weapon of mass destruction — (WMD) The term used to describe a massive weapon with the capacity to kill indis criminately large numbers of people. The phrase broadly includes nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. It entered widespread popular usage in relation to the… …
6weapon of mass destruction — noun A chemical, biological, radiological nuclear or other weapon that is designed to cause death or serious injury to large numbers of civilians …
7weapon of mass destruction — noun a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon able to cause widespread devastation and loss of life …
8weapon of mass destruction — noun a biological, chemical or nuclear weapon capable of killing a great number of people. Abbrev.: WMD …
9weapon of mass destruction — WMD, weapons that are designed to cause great amounts casualties and widespread devastation (esp. ones based on nuclear, biological, or chemical methods) …
10Mass destruction — may refer to: Weapon of mass destruction, a munition with the capacity to indiscriminately kill large numbers of living beings Weapons of Mass Destruction (album), a 2004 album by rapper Xzibit Mass Destruction (song), a 2004 single by Faithless… …
