See Also: clacket(1)(dictionary)
clacket(2)(dictionary)

megaton (oh) and clacket(1) (iou)


megaton (oh)



a unit for measuring the power of an explosive, equal to the power of one million tons of TNT (=a powerful explosive)
::a five megaton atomic bomb

clacket(1) (iou)



clacket noun. L16.
[French claquet, from claquer to clack: see -ET1.]
= CLACK noun 3, 6. L16-E17.
A light or repeated clacking sound; incessant chatter. E19.
clackety adjective making a light or repeated clacking sound M19.