weapon of last resort

noun phrase

: a weapon that is only used if its use cannot be avoided

see pesticides as the weapon of last resort against garden pests

Examples of weapon of last resort in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Until now, the Strait has been Tehran’s weapon of last resort, to be deployed only when all else fails. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 25 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for weapon of last resort

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort