- deterrent weapons
- оружие сдерживания, оружие устрашения
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
deterrent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good, great, powerful, real ▪ credible ▪ the ultimate (esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
deterrent — [[t]dɪte̱rənt, AM tɜ͟ːr [/t]] deterrents 1) N COUNT A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent … English dictionary
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deterrent — {{11}} 1829; see DETER (Cf. deter) + ENT (Cf. ent). {{12}} 1829, noun and adj., in Bentham, from L. deterrentem, prp. of deterrere (see DETER (Cf. deter)). In reference to nuclear weapons, from 1954 … Etymology dictionary
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