weapon
noun
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
superweapon
-
a word derived from
weapon.
Example Sentences
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“Whether or not Mythos is a hacker superweapon really is immaterial to the conversation,” says Dave Lewis, global advisory chief information-security officer at the password-manager developer 1Password.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Once an A.I. achieves superintelligence, singularists envision it building some kind of superweapon to take over the world.
From Slate ● May 9, 2023
The most sophisticated missile in Russia’s arsenal is the Kinzhal, which Mr. Putin has boasted of as a new superweapon and has used a few times against Ukraine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
So the price of the interferon antiviral superweapon is that it has to be carefully kept under lock and key.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 26, 2021
If the Earthmen had somehow been informed of our activities, or if we had invented a superweapon and they found out about it, I would be inclined to put the blame squarely on MacMaine.
From The Highest Treason by Randall Garrett
