chemical weapon

noun

: a weapon (such as mustard gas or sarin) used in chemical warfare

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The police’s bomb squad and FBI apprehend or kill most of the terrorists and capture 14 canisters of the chemical weapon attached to the U.N. building’s air vents, but Markus escapes and puts the final canister inside the HVAC system of a nearby hotel. Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 The two raced to track down the leak, which led them to a terrorist plot to unleash an experimental chemical weapon on New York City. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 Outside of the mission, this episode follows two threads that remain intertwined throughout: While Tomás pulls off multiple heists with his cousin to assemble a chemical weapon and prove himself to Daddy War Criminal, Night Action works on getting answers from Solomon and preventing an attack. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025 That stuff from the chemical weapon could be on him. Marc Malkin, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chemical weapon 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chemical weapon was in 1920

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“Chemical weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemical%20weapon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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