ABC-våpen
See also: abc-våpen
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
ABC + våpen, from English atomic, biological and chemical. Last part from Old Norse vápn (“weapon”), from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ABC-våpen n (definite singular ABC-våpenet, indefinite plural ABC-våpen, definite plural ABC-våpna or ABC-våpnene)
- (military) atomic, biological and chemical weapons
- 1956, Morgenbladet:
- pressen og ABC-våpnene
- the press and the ABC weapons
- 2003 February 14, nrk.no:
- Irak forbyr ABC-våpen
- Iraq bans ABC weapons
Related terms
See also
- masseødeleggelsesvåpen (“weapon of mass destruction”)
References
- “ABC-våpen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ABC-våpen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “ABC-våpen” in Store norske leksikon
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