weapon of mass destruction

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolarma de destrucción masiva

FrançaisADM arme de destruction massive

DeutschMassenvernichtungswaffe

25 more languages

العربيةسِلَاح دَمَار شَامِل

Azərbaycan dilikütləvi qırğın silahı

Catalàarma de destrucció massiva

Cymraegarf dinistr torfol

Danskmasseødelæggelsesvåben

Esperantoamasdetrua armilo

Eestimassihävitusrelv

Euskarasuntsipen handiko arma

Suomijoukkotuhoase

Magyartömegpusztító fegyver

Հայերենզանգվածային ոչնչացման զենք

Italianoarma di distruzione di massa

日本語大量破壊兵器

ქართულიმასობრივი განადგურების იარაღი

한국어대량살륙무기 대량살상무기 대량파괴무기

Lietuviųmasinio naikinimo ginklas

Nederlandsmassavernietigingswapen

Polskibroń masowego rażenia broń masowej zagłady

Portuguêsarma de destruição em massa arma de destruição maciça

Românăarmă de distrugere în masă

Русскийоружие массового поражения ору́жие ма́ссового уничтоже́ния

Slovenčinazbraň hromadného ničenia

Shqiparma e shkatërrimit në masë

Svenskamassförstörelsevapen

Tiếng Việtvũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

weapon of mass disruption weapon-salve weapon, arm Weaponed weaponeer weaponisation

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