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megaton(dictionary)

megaton (iou)



megaton noun & adjective. M20.
[from MEGA- + TON noun1.]
A. noun. A unit of explosive power, equal to that of one million tons of TNT. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to a megaton; of the size or power of a megaton. M20.
City Limits A single aircraft armed with binary warheads would kill as many civilians as a single megaton nuclear bomb. fig.: Daily Telegraph Another British spy scandal of 'megaton proportions' was forecast yesterday.
megatonnage noun explosive power of nuclear weapons, as expressed in megatons M20.