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weapon of mass destruction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
weapon of -mass de-struc-tion
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

weapons of mass destruction (plural)

Phrases

doomsday weapon electromagnetic pulse weapon of mass disruption

Frequently Paired Words

doomsday weapon electromagnetic pulse NBC weapon of mass disruption conventional weapon

Synonyms

WMD w.m.d.

Questions

What does weapon of mass destruction mean?
Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.
Where does weapon of mass destruction come from?
First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War.

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