Gary's Military Glossary
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A
AA
anti-aircraft, antiaircraft
AAAV
advanced amphibious assault vehicle
abatis
An obstacle created by felling trees so that the trunks lie across a road or trail and impede movement.
ACE
armored combat earthmover (vehicle)
ACV
air cushion vehicle
active guidance
Guidance by which a missile, warhead, or projectile emits radiation (electromagnetic) and homes in on the signal reflected from a selected target.
active terminal guidance (or homing)
A method of guidance in which energy is transmitted from the round and guidance information is derived from reflected or scattering of that energy by a target. Varieties of active guidance current in military use or development include radar, ladar, and active acoustics for undersea weapons.
AD
air defense
ADA
air defense artillery
ADAM
area denial artillery munitions
AEW
aircraft early warning
AGL
automatic grenade launcher
AI
artificial intelligence
airburst
(1) An explosion of a bomb or projectile above the surface as distinguished from an explosion on impact or after penetration of the surface.
(2) A nuclear detonation in the air at a height of burst greater than the maximum radius of the fireball.
AM
(1) amplitude modulation
(2) antimaterial
ammo
ammunition
amphibious vehicle
An automotive vehicle or chassis which embodies all-wheel drive, is equipped to meet special military requirements, and which has sealed electrical systems or adaptation features for deep-water fording. (
AMRAAM
advanced medium-range air-to-air missile
AP
(1) antipersonnel
(2) armor piercing: Ammunition, bombs, bullets, projectiles, or the like which are designed to penetrate armor and other resistant targets.
(3) ammonium perchlorate
APB
antimatter particle beam
APC
armored personnel carrier (vehicle)
APDS
armor-piercing, discarding sabot (ammunition)
APDS-T
armor-piercing discarding sabot with tracer (ammunition)
APE
armor-piercing explosive (ammunition)
APFSDS-T
armor-piercing, fin-stabilized discarding sabot with tracer (ammunition)
APERS
antipersonnel
API-T
armor-piercing incendiary tracer (ammunition)
APICM
antipersonnel improved conventional munitions
acquisition range
sensor range against a category of targets. Targets are usually categorized as infantry, armored vehicles, or aircraft. Acquisition includes four types (or levels of clarity, in ascending order of clarity): detection, classification, recognition, and identification. Where the type of acquisition is not specified, the acquisition range will be regarded as sufficient for accurate targeting. This range is comparable to the former Soviet term sighting range.
ARDEC
(U.S.) Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center
arming range
The range at which a fuze becomes operational.
armor
Any physical protective covering used on vehicles or persons to defeat projectiles or fragments.
ASCM
antiship cruise missile
ASW
antisubmarine warfare
AT
anti-tank, antitank
ATACMS
Army tactical missile system
ATAS
air-to-air Stinger (missile)
ATF
automatic terrain following
ATGM
anti-tank guided missile
AUV
(1) autonomous underwater vehicle
(2) autonomous unmanned vehicle
AVLB
armored vehicle-launched bridge
AWACS
airborne warning and control system
azimuth
A horizontal, clockwise angle measured from north. A grid azimuth, measured from grid north, is the azimuth normally used in the field artillery. A magnetic azimuth is measured from magnetic north; a true azimuth is measured from true north.

B
ballistic missile
Any missile which does not rely upon aerodynamic surfaces to produce lift and consequently follows a ballistic trajectory when thrust is terminated.
barrel
a metal tube through which ammunition is fired, which controls the initial direction of the projectile
BCIS
battlefield combat identification system
BDA
battle damage assessment
bde
brigade
beam-rider guidance
Radar guidance system in which the vehicle being guided continuously senses, and corrects for, deviation from center of coded radar or laser beam which is usually locked onto target. Accuracy degrades with distances from emitter.
beehive
A type of antipersonnel ammunition designed for use in defending a position against massed personnel attack.
BFV
Bradley (infantry) fighting vehicle
binary chemical munition
A munition in which chemical substances, held in separate containers, react when mixed or combined as a result of being fired, launched, or otherwise initiated to produce a chemical agent.
BIT
built-in test
blank ammo
Ammunition that does not contain a projectile but does contain a charge of low explosive, such as black powder, to make a noise.
BLOS
beyond line-of-sight
BMD
ballistic missile defense
BMP
A light armored vehicle made by the former Soviet Union.
bn
battalion
bourrelet
A raised metal or plastic ring around the outer forward surface of the projectile. Its purpose is to center the forward part of the projectile as it travels through the bore.
BRDM
A scout car made by the former Soviet Union.
breechblock
A movable steel block that closes the breech of a cannon.
brilliant munition
A "many-on-many" munition that operates autonomously to search for, detect, identify, acquire, and attack specific classes of targets. The sensor on each munition acquires and attacks only one among the class of targets, so that in a battlefield situation two munitions do not attack the same target, thus leaving others inviolate.
BSFV
Bradley Stinger (missile) fighting vehicle
BTR
A light armored vehicle made by the former Soviet Union.
burster
An explosive charge used to break open and spread the contents of chemical projectiles, bombs, or mines.

C
C2
command and control
C3
command, control, and communications
C3I
command, control, communications, and intelligence
CAG
carrier aircraft group
cal
caliber
caliber
(1) The inside diameter of the tube as measured between opposite lands. A .45 caliber pistol has a barrel with a diameter of 45/100 of an inch
(2) The diameter of a projectile.
(3) An expression of the length of the tube obtained by dividing the length from the breach face to the muzzle by the inside diameter of its bore. A gun tube with a bore 40 feet long (480 inches) and 12 inches in diameter is 40 calibers long.
CAP
combat air patrol
CARC
chemical agent resistant coating
CAS
close air support
CBU
cluster bomb unit
CCM
counter-countermeasures
CE
chemical energy: The class of ammunition which employs a shaped charge for the lethal mechanism. Ammunition types which employ CE include HEAT and HESH.
CEP
Circular error probable or circle of equal probability. A measure of accuracy at a specific range, expressed in terms of the radius of the circle, centered on the target, in which 50 percent of the payloads impact.
CEV
combat engineer vehicle
CFV
cavalry fighting vehicle
chemical agent
A chemical compound which produces incapacitating, lethal, or damaging affects on man, animals, plants, or materials.
CITV
commander's independent thermal viewer
CIV
commander's independent viewer
CLGP
cannon-launched guided projectile
CLOS
command-line-of-sight
CM
countermeasures
CO
commanding officer
co
company
coax
coaxially mounted
COLT
combat observation/lasing team
COMSEC
communications security
CONUS
continental United States
conventional unguided projectiles
Any of a variety of unpropelled projectiles designed to follow a ballistic path from launch to impact, deployment, or initiation of the lethal mechanism.
cook off
The functioning of a chambered round initiated by the heat of the weapon.
CP
(1) command post: A unit's headquarters from which command and control is centrally exercised.
(2) concrete-piercing (fuze)
CPB
charged particle beam
cruise missile
An unmanned, self-propelled, guided vehicle that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path and whose primary mission is to place an ordnance or special payload on a target.
CS
(1) combat support
(2) chlorobenzaimalononitrile (riot control agent)
CSS
combat service support
CVC
combat vehicle crewman

D
DCGE
digital command guidance electronics
defilade
Protection from hostile observation and fire provided by an obstacle such as a hill, ridge, or bank.

FM 90-3: defilade positions
DEW
directed energy weapon
DIRCM
defensive infrared countermeasures
direct-fire range
The maximum range of a weapon, operated in the direct-fire mode, at which the bullet's trajectory will not rise above the height of the intended point of impact on the target. At this range, the gunner is not required to adjust for range in order to aim the weapon. The comparable Russian term is point blank range.
DoD
(U.S.) Department of Defense
DPICM
dual-purpose improved conventional munitions
DU
depleted uranium
DTIC
(U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center
DTV
driver's thermal viewer
DVE
driver's vision enhancer

E
EBFV
engineer Bradley fighting vehicle
ECCM
electronic counter-countermeasures: That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to ensure friendly effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum.
ECM
electronic countermeasures: That division of electronic warfare involving actions taken to prevent or reduce the effectiveness of enemy equipment and tactics employing or affected by electromagnetic radiations, and to exploit the enemy's use of such radiations.
ELINT
electronic intelligence
ELRF
eye-safe laser range finder
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
emplacement
(1) A prepared position for one or more weapons or pieces of equipment for protection from hostile fire and from which they can execute their tasks.
(2) The act of fixing a gun in a prepared position from which it may be fired.
EOD
explosive ordnance disposal
EPLRS
Enhanced Position-Location Reporting System
ERA
explosive reactive armor
ERDPICM
extended range dual-purpose improved conventional munitions
EW
electronic warfare: That division of the military use of electronics involving actions taken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of radiated electromagnetic energy, and actions taken to ensure our own effective use of radiated electromagnetic energy.

F
FAAD
forward area air defense
FAASV
field artillery armored support vehicle
FAC
forward air controller
FAE
fuel-air explosive (ammunition). This munition technology is employed in aerial bombs and artillery munitions, and uses a dispersing explosive fill to produce intense heat, a longduration high-pressure wave, and increased HE blast area.
FASCAM
family of scatterable mines
FAPDS
frangible armor-piercing, discarding sabot (ammunition) - On impact with the target surface, the penetrator breaks into several KE fragments. The round has Frag-HE effects with the higher velocity and flat trajectory of a sabot round.
FCS
fire-control system
FCSW
fire-control software
FDC
fire direction center: The element of a command post consisting of gunnery and/or communications personnel and equipment which receives target intelligence and requests for fire and converts it into appropriate fire direction and by which the commander exercises fire direction or fire control.
FFAR
folding-fin aerial rocket
FIST
fire support team: A group of field artillery observers with the required equipment to plan, request, coordinate, and direct fire support efforts for a company-sized maneuver force.
fixed ammunition
Ammunition in which the cartridge case (with propellant) is permanently attached to the projectile.
FLIR
forward-looking infrared radar
FLOT
forward line of own troops
FM
(1) frequency modulation
(2) U.S. Army field manual
FPF
final protective fire(s): An immediately available, prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines.
fps
feet per second
FSU
former Soviet Union
ft
foot; feet
fuse
A wick-type detonating device that, when lit by a match or other means, sets off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo.
fuze
A mechanical or electrical detonating device that sets off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo.
FY
fiscal year

G
gal
gallon(s)
GCWR
gross combination weight rating: vehicle curb weight + trailer weight + payload + fuel + crew and passengers.
GHz
gigahertz
gm
gram(s)
GPS
global positioning system
gr
grain(s)
grenade
A small explosive or chemical missile, originally to be thrown by hand, but now also to be projected from special grenade launchers, usually fitted to rifles or carbines. Grenades may be classified as either rifle or hand. Many variations of these have been used, including improvisations.
GSR
ground surveillance radar
G/VLLD
ground/vehicle laser locator designator
GVWR
gross vehicle weight rating: vehicle curb weight + payload + fuel + crew and passengers.

H
H
blister agent (mustard)
HC
hexachlorothane (smoke)
HD
blister agent (distilled mustard)
HE
high explosive
HEAT
high explosive anti-tank (ammunition)
HEI
high explosive incendiary (ammunition)
HEI-T
high explosive incendiary with tracer (ammunition)
HEL
high-energy laser
HEMTT
heavy expanded-mobility tactical truck
HEP
high explosive plastic (ammunition)
HEP-T
high explosive plastic with tracer (ammunition)
HESH
high explosive squash head (ammunition)
HET
heavy equipment transporter
hit to kill
A munition system incorporating integrated seeker, guidance and control, and fuze subsystems, the warhead of which is initiated upon target impact or in close proximity thereto.
HMMWV
high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
hotbox
a box containing rounds of linked ammunition
hp
horsepower
HQ
headquarters
HVAP-T
hypervelocity, armor-piercing tracer (ammunition)
hypervelocity
Pertaining to velocities in excess of Mach 5.
HUD
head-up display
Hz
hertz

I
IC3
integrated communications, command, and control
ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile
ICM
improved conventional munitions
IFF
identify friend or foe
IFV
infantry fighting vehicle
in
inch(es)
indirect fire
(1) Fire delivered at a target not visible to the firing unit.
(2) Fire delivered to a target that is not used as the point of aim for the weapon or director.
intravehicular
within a vehicle
intervehicular
between vehicles
INU
inertial navigation unit
IR
infrared
IRETS
Infantry remoted-target system
ISU
integrated sight unit
ITOW
improved TOW
IVIS
intervehicular information system

J
jet propulsion
Reaction propulsion in which the propulsion unit obtains oxygen from the air, as distinguished from rocket propulsion in which the unit carries its own oxygen-producing material. In connection with aircraft propulsion, the term refers to a gasoline or other fuel turbine jet unit that discharges hot gas through a tail pipe and a nozzle, which provides a thrust that propels the aircraft.

K
KE
kinetic energy: Class of ammunition which transfers energy to the target for the lethal mechanism. Ammunition types which employ KE include AP, APFSDS-T, and HVAP-T.
kg
kilogram(s)
km
kilometer(s)
kph
kilometer per hour
kW
kilowatts

L
l
liter(s)
ladar
Laser radar. Laser detection and ranging systems that use a laser light for detection of speed, altitude, direction, and range.
lase
To emit coherent light; to use a device or weapon that employs a laser light.
laser
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. An assembly of components which produce both spatially and temporally coherent light that is amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation.
LAV
light armored vehicle
lb
pound(s)
LBE
load-bearing equipment
LCAC
landing craft, air cushion
LCD
liquid crystal display
LE
low explosive: An explosive that, when used in its normal manner, deflagrates or burns rather than detonates. That is, the rate of advance of the reaction zone into the unreacted material is less than the velocity of sound in the unreacted material. Low explosives include propellants, certain primer mixtures, black powder, photoflash powders, and delay compositions.
lidar
Light detection and ranging systems that use a light beam in place of conventional microwave beams for atmospheric monitoring, tracking, and detection functions.
line of sight guidance
Guidance by which the missile, warhead, or projectile is commanded to follow a trajectory that will cause it to intercept a target in a direction defined by a target tracker. The method requires two-way communication with the missile, warhead, or projectile either by means of an IR, RF, wire, or fiberoptic link.
LMG
light machine gun
LOS
line of sight
LRF
laser range finder
Lt
lieutenant
LTC
lieutenant colonel
LWRS
laser warning receiver system

M
m
meter(s)
MANPADS
Man-Portable Air Defense System
MBT
main battle tank
MCD
missile countermeasure device
MCLOS
manual command-to-line-of-sight
MCWP
U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Publication
mech
mechanized
mechanical time fuze
A fuze with a clocklike mechanism controlling the time the fuze will function.
METT-T
mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time available
MG
machine gun
MHz
megahertz
mi
mile(s)
MICLIC
mine-clearing line charge
micro air vehicles
Unmanned air vehicles that are extremely small.
mil
A unit of measure for angles that is based on the angle subtended by l/6400 of the circumference of a circle.
MILES
Multiple Integrated Laser-Engagement System
mine
An encased explosive or chemical charge designed to be positioned so that it detonates when its target touches or moves near it or when touched off by remote control. General types are land and underwater.
MIRV
multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle
MLRS
multiple launch rocket system
mm
millimeter(s)
MMS
mast mounted sight
MoD
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
MOPP
mission-oriented protective posture
MOUT
military operations on urbanized terrain
mph
mile(s) per hour
MRL
multiple rocket launcher
MT-LB
A vehicle made by the former Soviet Union.
muzzle velocity
The velocity of a projectile at the instant the projectile leaves the muzzle of the weapon.

N
NA
N/A
not applicable
NBC
nuclear, biological, chemical
NCO
noncommissioned officer
NLW
nonlethal weapon
NOD
night observation device
NSN
U.S. National Stock Number: The first four numbers are always the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) to which the item belongs. The FSC is followed by the National Item Identification Number (NIIN) which consists of a two-number code identifying the country of manufacture and a seven-number item identification. Each item has a different NIIN.

Example: M109A6 Paladin (NSN 2350-01-305-0028). 23 = Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles group. 50 = Combat, Assault, and Tactical Vehicles, Tracked class. 01 = USA country code. 305-0028 = item identification number.
NVG
night-vision goggles
NVS
night-vision system

O
obscurants
Any gas, liquid, or solid particle, either man-made or natural, suspended in the atmosphere that affects any part of the electromagnetic spectrum by scattering, absorption, radiance, reflection, or refraction.
obturator
The rubber seal that helps the rotating band seal the propellant gas behind the projectile.
OCM
optical countermeasures
ogive
The curved forward part up to and including the tip of the projectile. Also called the head.
OP
observation post: A position which possesses the appropriate communications and other equipment to make military observations and from which fire is directed and adjusted onto targets.
OPFOR
opposing force
OPSEC
operations security

P
passive armor
A protective device designed to absorb or deflect the energy from an antiarmor warhead.
passive homing
A mode of guidance in which the direction is obtained from signals emitted by the target without the necessity for illuminating or interrogating the target with an external signal.
passive system (sensors)
A sensor system that does not use emitted energy, but relies upon signals emitted by its intended target. Forms of passive sensors common in military use include acoustic, gravimetric, seismic, magnetic, radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave, and optical (including IR, visible, and UV). Such sensors are used for target detection, identification, and localization to support a wide range of military functions including surveillance, fire control, and weapon fuzing.
PB
particle beam
PBX
plastic-bonded explosive
PC
personnel carrier
PD
point-detonating (ammunition fuze type)
PEWS
platoon early warning system
PFC
private first class
PGM
precision-guided munition: A munition equipped with a sensor that interacts with its aerodynamic control surfaces and falls into one of the following categories: "guided," "smart," or "brilliant."
PGS
precision gunnery system
PH
probability of hit
PH
probability of hit
pintel
Post attached to a firing point or vehicle.
PLGR
precision lightweight GPS receiver
plt
platoon
POE
point of entry
point-detonating fuze
A fuze that functions immediately upon impact.
POL
petroleum, oils, and lubricants
POS-NAV
position-navigation
proximity fuze
A fuze designed to function when activated by an external influence such as the close vicinity of the target.
psi
pound(s) per square inch

Q
R
RAAMS
remote antiarmor mine system
radar
radio detecting and ranging
RAM
(1) radar absorbing materials
(2) random access memory
RAP
rocket-assisted projectile
RATELO
radiotelephone operator
RCS
radar cross section
RDF
(1) radio direction finding: Radio location in which only the direction of a station is determined by means of its emission. Since this technique can be used against all electronic emitters, it is sometimes simply referred to as direction finding (DF).
(2) rapid deployment force
RDX
cyclotri-methylenetrinitramine
ready rounds
rounds available for use on a weapon, whether in autoloader or in nearby stowage, which can be loaded within the weapon's stated rate of fire.
REMS
remotely employed sensor
RHA
rolled homogeneous armor: Often used as a standard armor hardness for measuring penetration of anti-tank munitions.
riot control agents
Substances which in low concentrations produce temporarily irritating or disabling physical effects that disappear within minutes of removal from exposure. There is minimal risk of permanent injury, and medical treatment is rarely required. (
ROE
rules of engagement
ROF
record of fire
round
(1) All parts that make up the ammunition necessary to fire one shot.
(2) One shot expended by a weapon.
ROV
remotely operated vehicle
RPG
rocket-propelled grenade
RPV
remotely piloted vehicle
RPVTS
remotely piloted vehicle-target system
RSTA
reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition

S
SACLOS
semiautomatic command-to-line-of-sight
SAR
(1) search and rescue
(2) synthetic aperture radar
SAM
surface-to-air missile
SAPHEI-T
Semi-armor-piercing high explosive incendiary with tracer (ammunition)
SAW
squad automatic weapon
scramjet
supersonic combusion ramjet
semi-active guidance
Missile or warhead guidance in which the target is illuminated by an auxiliary emitter (e.g., a laser or radar beam) and the missile or warhead homes in on the signal (reflection) from the target.
semifixed ammunition
The cartridge case is not permanently fixed to the projectile, so that zone charges within cases can be adjusted to obtain desired ranges, but each round is inserted into a weapon as a unit.
sensor
Any equipment which detects and may indicate and/or record objects and activities by means of energy or particles emitted, reflected, or modified by objects.
sentient (or correlated)
A type of "brilliant" munition that is aware of itself and its surroundings; for example, a brilliant munition that responds to its environment, or communicates with others among the same payload or salvo to seek out the targets and maximize interception.
SEP
spherical error probable or sphere of equal probability: A measure of accuracy at a specific range, expressed in terms of the radius of a sphere, centered on the target, in which 50% of the payloads impact.
SLAR
side-looking airborne radar
smart munition
A "many-on-many" munition with target selection capability that does not require an operator in the loop.
SP
self-propelled
SFC
sergeant first class
SGT
sergeant
shaped-charge
A type of explosively driven penetrator characterized by a relatively deep initial liner shape which forms a narrow hypervelocity jet. The ballistic properties of the jet are such that the warhead must be initiated within a few warhead diameters of the intended target to be effective.
SHORAD
short-range air defense
SINCGARS
single-channel ground and air radio subsystem. single-channel ground and airborne radio subsystem
SITREP
situation report
SOP
standing operating procedures
SPLAT
spray lead at target
SRBM
short-range ballistic missile
SSG
staff sergeant
ST
U.S. Army special text, student text
STC
slew-to-cue
STOL
short takeoff and landing
stowed rounds
Rounds available for use on a weapon, but stowed and requiring a delay greater than that for ready rounds (and cannot be loaded within the weapon's stated rate of fire).
sustained rate of fire
The actual rate of fire that a weapon can continue to deliver for an indefinite length of time without seriously overheating.
sustainer
A propulsion system that travels with, and does not separate from, the missile. Usually applied to a rocket motor or rocket engine when used as the principal propulsion system - as distinguished from an auxiliary system, such as the JATO unit.

T
TACMS
tactical missile system
TACOM
(U.S. Army) Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command
TARDEC
(U.S. Army) Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Command
TAS
target-acquisition system
TBM
theater ballistic missile
TBMD
theater ballistic missile defense
TC
(1) tank commander
(2) U.S. Army training circular
tear gases
Gases which produce temporarily irritating or disabling effects which disappear within minutes of removal from exposure.
terminal guidance
terminal homing
A procedure taken at the end of a vehicle or weapon's trajectory, generally in response to direction from on-board sensing devices, to produce an end-game geometry such that weapon lethality is maximized.
tetryl
trinitro-phenylmethylnitramine
THAAD
theater high-altitude area defense
thermite
Incendiaries that are a mixture of powdered iron oxide, powdered aluminum, and other materials.
time on target
A restrictive command that allows the fire direction officer or fire direction center to control the time the rounds will impact at the target.
TIS
thermal imaging system
TM
technical manual
TNT
trinitrotoluene (explosive)
TOE
table(s) of organization and equipment: A document which prescribes the normal mission, organizational structure, personnel, and equipment requirements for a military unit and is the basis for an authorizations document.
TOW
tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (anti-tank missile)
TPDS-T
target practice discarding sabot with tracer (ammunition)
TP-T
target practice with tracer (ammunition)
tracer
An element inserted in the base of projectiles that, when ignited, burns and allows both the projectile's trajectory and the impact to be observed during flight.
TRADOC
(U.S. Army) Training and Doctrine Command
TTS
tank thermal sight

U
UCAV
uninhabited combat air vehicle
UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle. unmanned air vehicle
UK
United Kingdom
US
United States
USMC
United States Marine Corps
UV
ultraviolet
UXO
unexploded ordnance

V
VEESS
vehicle engine exhaust smoke system
VETRONICS
vehicle electronics
VSHORAD
very short-range air defence
VT
variable-timed
VTOL
vertical takeoff and landing
VX
chemical nerve agent (persistent)

W
warhead
That portion of a rocket or guided missile that contains the load that the vehicle is to deliver. It may be empty or contain high explosives, chemicals, instruments, or inert materials. It may also include a booster, fuze(s), adaption kits, and/or burster(s).
way point
An intermediate point on a route or line of travel.
WMD
weapons of mass destruction: Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part of the weapon.
WP
white phosphorus
WWI
World War I
WWII
World War II

X
Y
yd
yard(s)

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