Meaning

1 senses
  1. A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.

    Atomwaffe, Kernwaffe, Nuklearwaffe

    я́дерное ору́жиеjádernoje orúžije, а́томное ору́жиеátomnoje orúžije

    я́дерна збро́яjáderna zbrója, а́томна збро́яátomna zbrója

    a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

Examples

70 sentences
  1. All of us would like to get rid of nuclear weapons.

    Усі ми хотіли б позбутися ядерної зброї. — aandrusiak

    ruВсе мы хотели бы избавиться от ядерного оружия. — paul_lingvo

  2. Does your country have nuclear weapons?

    А у вашої країни є ядерна зброя? — aandrusiak

    ruУ вашей страны есть ядерное оружие? — marafon

    deHat dein Land Atomwaffen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.

  4. He argued that nuclear weapons were a threat to peace.

  5. They seem to be worrying about nuclear weapons.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion:
Русский
By meaning 1
a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion:

Forms

plural: nuclear weapons
Singularnuclear weapon
Pluralnuclear weapons

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction:atomic weapon

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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