WMD

abbreviation for

1. weapon/weapons of mass destruction: a weapon or weapons that can cause great destruction, loss of life, or injury:

   nuclear WMDs.

WMD

abbreviation for

1. weapon(s) of mass destruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of WMD¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The AP story used in the Hitler-Bush assignment is titled, “Bush: Iraq War Justified Despite No WMD,” which ran in October 2003.

From The Daily Beast

When word apparently reached Amazon that its merchandise had been used to make a WMD, the items were suddenly no longer available.

From The Daily Beast

A Pennsylvania college student was busted for building a WMD with ingredients he told police he bought on Amazon.

From The Daily Beast

Another question is whether Amazon stocks other items that could be used to make a WMD.

From The Daily Beast

Pennsylvania defines a WMD as “a biological agent, bomb, chemical agent or nuclear agent.”

From The Daily Beast

WMD can easily complicate our ability to influence positive and constructive behavior of possessors.

From Project Gutenberg