Word

nuclear weapon, n.

a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
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atomic weapon nuclear weapon

semantic pointers

hyponym

atomic bomb, atom bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb hydrogen bomb, H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb megaton bomb

part meronym

atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke

hypernym

weapon of mass destruction, WMD, W.M.D.