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weapon of mass destruction

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from Civil War

Definitions

  1. Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially…

    Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.

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