W.M.D.

noun

a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

• Syn: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD

• Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine

• Hypernyms: ↑weapon, ↑arm, ↑weapon system

• Hyponyms:

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