WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Meaning of WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION in English

■ noun a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon able to cause widespread devastation and loss of life.

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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION — WMD, weapons that are designed to cause great amounts casualties and widespread devastation (esp. ones based on nuclear, biological, or …
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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
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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 …
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