weapon of mass destruction

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weapon of mass destruction

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

noun 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.
Similar: WMD

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noun weapon causing large-scale death or destruction

Español	arma de destrucción masiva
한국어	대량살상무기 daeryangsalsangmugi, 대량파괴무기 daeryangpagoemugi
日本語	大量破壊兵器 tairyō hakai heiki
中文	大規模殺傷性武器 /大规模杀伤性武器 dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì
हिन्दी	सामूहिक विनाश के हथियार sāmūhik vināś ke hathiyār, सामूहिक विनाश का अस्त्र sāmūhik vināś kā astra, जनविनाशकारी आयुध janvināśkārī āyudh
Português	arma de destruição em massa, arma de destruição maciça
Français	arme de destruction massive, ADM
Deutsch	Massenvernichtungswaffe
Italiano	arma di distruzione di massa
Ελληνικά	όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής óplo mazikís katastrofís
Română	armă de distrugere în masă
Русский	ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния orúžije mássovovo uničtožénija, ору́жие ма́ссового пораже́ния orúžije mássovovo poražénija
Tiếng Việt	vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt
العربية	سِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل silāḥ damār šāmil
עברית	נשק בלתי קונבנציונלי

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@misc{weapon_of_mass_destruction_2026,
  title = {weapon of mass destruction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/weapon%20of%20mass%20destruction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}