WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Meaning of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION in English

WMD, weapons that are designed to cause great amounts casualties and widespread devastation (esp. ones based on nuclear, biological, or chemical methods)

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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — ■ noun a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon able to cause widespread devastation and loss of life.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — noun ( abbr. WMD ) a weapon such as a nuclear weapon, a chemical weapon or a biological weapon that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — оружие массового уничтожения
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — Оружие массового поражения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — оружие массового уничтожения
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — оружие массового уничтожения
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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — оружие массового уничтожения
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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — = WMD оружие массового уничтожения, ОМУ Syn: weapon of indiscriminate destruction
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — - WMD оружие массового уничтожения, ОМУ Syn: weapon of indiscriminate destruction
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — оружие массового уничтожения
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESTRUCTION — n destruction
Interlingua English vocab
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Английский словарь Британика
MASS — I Celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic church. It is considered a sacramental reenactment of the death and …
Английский словарь Британика
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MASS — I. ˈmas, -aa(ə)s, -ais sometimes -ȧs noun ( -es ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English masse mass, feast day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASS — — massedly /mas"id lee, mast"lee/ , adv. /mas/ , n. 1. a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — /di struk"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of destroying: wanton destruction of a town. 2. the condition of being destroyed; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASS — I. ˈmas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mæsse, modification of Vulgar Latin * messa, literally, dismissal at the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESTRUCTION — noun Etymology: Middle English destruccioun, from Anglo-French destruction, from Latin destruction-, destructio, from destruere Date: 14th century 1. : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
Webster English vocab
MASS — vi to celebrate mass. 2. mass ·noun a large quantity; a sum. 3. mass ·noun bulk; magnitude; body; size. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DESTRUCTION — noun a destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a destroyer. 2. destruction ·noun the state of being …
Webster English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MASS — [mass] n [ME, fr. OE maesse, modif. of (assumed) VL messa, lit., dismissal at the end of a religious service, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESTRUCTION — [de.struc.tion] n [ME destruccioun, fr. MF destruction, fr. L destruction-, destructio, fr. destruere] (14c) 1: the state or fact of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
MASS — the celebration of the Eucharist (q.v.) in the Roman Catholic church. The term mass is derived from the rite's Latin …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — destruction BrE AmE di ˈstrʌk ʃ ə n də- ▷ destruction|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASS — / mæs; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] mass (of sth) a large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — / dɪˈstrʌkʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ] the act of destroying sth; the process of being destroyed : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MASS — I. mass 1 W2 /mæs/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-2,5-6: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: masse , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESTRUCTION — de ‧ struc ‧ tion W3 /dɪˈstrʌkʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAPON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MASS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of objects …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESTRUCTION — n. 1 the act or an instance of destroying; the process of being destroyed. 2 a cause of ruin; something …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MASS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of objects …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — n. 1 the act or an instance of destroying; the process of being destroyed. 2 a cause of ruin; something …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
Oxford English vocab
MASS — 1. n., v., & adj. --n. 1. a coherent body of matter of indefinite shape. 2 a dense aggregation of …
Oxford English vocab
DESTRUCTION — n.1 the act or an instance of destroying; the process of being destroyed. 2 a cause of ruin; something that …
Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MASS — ( masses, massing, massed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mass …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Destruction is the act of destroying something, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESTRUCTION — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Destruction is the act of destroying something, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASS — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank/mass of cloud (= a large block of cloud ) ▪ A heavy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESTRUCTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the destruction of a habitat ▪ It is in south Texas that the destruction of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESTRUCTION — [noun] [U]Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.Unusually high winds have left a trail of destruction …
Cambridge English vocab
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASS — n. air mass critical mass Einstein's mass energy relation mass action law of mass flow mass movement mass wasting mass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MASS — n. Quantitative measure of inertia , or the resistance of a body to a change in motion. The greater the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DESTRUCTION — Synonyms and related words : Waterloo, abomination, abscission, amputation, annihilation, assassination, atrocity, bad, bane, bankruptcy, beating, befoulment, bereavement, blight, blood, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab

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