English Explanatory Dictionary

doomsday device

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical weapon (often a bomb) programmed to automatically be used in response to certain attacks, usually with very dire consequences (such as the annihilation of the world).
  2. An extremely powerful weapon.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of doomsday device.

Word forms

doomsday device doomsday devices

Etymology

Coined as Doomsday Machine by military strategist Herman Kahn.

Synonyms

doomsday weapon doomsday bomb Dead Hand

Related words

doomsday event Dr. Strangelove extinction event nuclear deterrent
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