chemical weapon

noun

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

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James Morgan, 33, pleaded guilty on April 21 in federal court in Milwaukee to one count of possession of chemical weapon precursors — or chemicals that combine to create chlorine and chlorine gas, court records show. Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Among them are grenades and canisters labeled CS gas — a chemical weapon banned for use in warfare by the Geneva Convention. Uriel Heilman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025 The chief executive and co-founder of Stop Ecocide International, Jojo Mehta said ecocide was first coined to describe the severe environmental damage caused by the use of the chemical weapon Agent Orange during the Vietnam war in an interview. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Ut has long been known as the man behind the image emblazoned on the collective brain — the nine-year-old Kim Phuc running from the napalm attack in the nearby town of Trang Bang, her skin burning off from the chemical weapon. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chemical weapon

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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 2 Sep. 2025.

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