WMD

ˌdʌbəljuː ɛm ˈdiː

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Definition of WMD - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Weapons of Mass Destruction

TECH.

dangerous weapons that can kill many people

TECH.

The treaty bans the use of WMD.

CBRN

acr: weapon of mass destruction

TECH.

weapon that can cause massive destruction

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The country feared the use of WMD in the conflict.

nuclear weapon

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axis of evil

political term

term for nations seen as terrorism sponsors and WMD seekers

Examples of WMD in a sentence

Inspectors searched for WMD in the region.
The treaty aims to eliminate all forms of WMD.
Intelligence reports suggested the development of new WMD.

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French:ADM, arme capable de destruction massive, ...
German:ABC-Waffen, Massenvernichtungswaffe, ...
Italian:ADM, Arma di Distruzione di Massa, ...
Spanish:ADM, arma de destrucción masiva, ...
Portuguese:ADM, arma de destruição maciça, ...
Chinese:大规模杀伤性武器, 能够造成大规模破坏的武器, ...
Japanese:WMD, 大量破壊兵器, ...
Arabic:أسلحة الدمار الشامل, سِلاح دَمار شامِل, ...
Hebrew:נֶשֶׁק לְהַשְׁמָדָה הֲמוֹנִית, נֶשֶׁק הַיָּכוֹל לִגְרוֹם לְהֶרֶס רָחָב הֵיקֶף וְלְמִסְפָּר רַב שֶׁל נִפְגָעִים, ...
Russian:ОМП, оружие массового поражения, ...
Ukrainian:ЗМЗ, зброя масового знищення, ...
Hindi:विस्फोटक हथियार, डब्ल्यूएमडी, ...
Bengali:WMD, ডব্লিউএমডি, ...
Catalan:ADM, AMD, ...
Czech:ZHN, zbraň hromadného ničení, ...
Danish:MV, WMD, ...
Dutch:WMD, massavernietigingswapen, ...
Greek:όπλα μαζικής καταστροφής, όπλο μαζικής καταστροφής, ...
Hungarian:tömegpusztító fegyverek, tömegpusztító fegyver, ...
Khmer:អាវុធប្រល័យមហាជន, អាវុធប្រល័យមហន្តរាយ, ...
Korean:대량살상무기, 대량 살상 무기, ...
Persian:سلاح‌های کشتار جمعی, سلاح کشتار جمعی, ...
Polish:BMR, WMD, ...
Portuguese (BR):ADM, arma de destruição em massa, ...
Romanian:ARM, ADM, ...
Swedish:ABC-vapen, massförstörelsevapen, ...
Thai:อาวุธทำลายล้างสูง, อาวุธที่ก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมหาศาล, ...
Turkish:Kitle İmha Silahları, KİS, ...
Vietnamese:Vũ khí Hủy diệt Hàng loạt, vũ khí hủy diệt hàng loạt, ...

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