chemical warfarenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl ˈwɔː.feər/us/ˌkem.ɪ.kəl ˈwɔːr.fer/the use of poisonous gases and other harmful chemicals against enemy forces
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War
- antebellum
- battle-scarred
- bellicose
- belligerent
- biological warfare
- concord
- crusade
- hostile
- militarist
- pacific
- peacekeeping
- phoney war
- pro-war
- scorched-earth policy
- SDI
- the Second World War
- war clouds are gathering idiom
- war-torn
- warfare
- warlike
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Examples from literature
- Besides, as the Germans held, chemical warfare favors the army that is most intelligent, resourceful and disciplined and the nation that stands highest in science and industry.
- The next changes were wrought by startling advances in motor transport, signal communications, chemical warfare, tanks, aviation, and mass production.