What does "wmd" mean?
Initialism of weapon of mass destruction.
Wmd
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of weapon of mass destruction.
- Grammar: wmd is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: mass destruction weapon, w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction.
- Useful contrasts: conventional weapon.
- Usage evidence: The cache of old WMD was to be filled with concrete.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of weapon of mass destruction. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"“At the bottom, it is simply a statute that makes it a felony to set off bombs in public places, which certainly applies in this case. Unless the government were to try to take advantage of the WMD language to try to convince the public that this defendant was using a WMD in the usual narrow and scary sense of that phrase, there’s really no harm in the situation in my view,” he said. Chesney noted that in order for a prosecution for using WMD within the United States to be successful, at least one of four conditions relating to interstate or foreign commerce also needed to be proved against the defendant. […] Britain’s then Prime Minister Tony Blair was a strident proponent of the argument, telling UK lawmakers that Hussein could launch a range of WMDs within 45 minutes."
- 2 a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) wordnet
Synonyms
All synonyms mass destruction weaponw.m.d.weapon of mass destructionweapons of mass destruction
Antonyms
conventional weapon
Example
"The cache of old WMD was to be filled with concrete."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "wmd"?
Common synonyms include: mass destruction weapon, w.m.d., weapon of mass destruction, weapons of mass destruction.
How do you use "wmd" in a sentence?
The cache of old WMD was to be filled with concrete.