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noun
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One thousand tons.
One thousand short tons (103 × 2000 lb).
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noun
One thousand tons.
One thousand long tons (103 × 2240 lb).
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noun
One thousand tons.
One thousand metric tons (103 × 2204.6 lb).
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noun
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: explosive unit
noun
one thousand tons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: avoirdupois unit
History
From kilo- + ton.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
