Word

weapon of mass destruction, n.

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
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W.M.D. WMD weapon of mass destruction

semantic pointers

hyponym

bioweapon, biological weapon, bioarm chemical weapon nuclear weapon, atomic weapon high explosive

hypernym

weapon, weapon system, arm

domain of synset (topic)

armed forces, military, armed services, military machine, war machine