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Noun: weapon of mass destruction
  1. (military) a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
    "The inspectors searched for weapons of mass destruction";
    - WMD, W.M.D.

Derived forms: weapons of mass destruction

Type of: arm, weapon, weapon system

Encyclopedia: Weapon of mass destruction