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kiloton Meaning
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kiloton (n)
one thousand tons
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
kiloton Sentence Examples
- The bomb was so powerful that it had a yield of several kilotons.
- The explosive device had a destructive force equivalent to thousands of kilotons of TNT.
- The Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs released energy equivalent to tens of kilotons of TNT.
- The proposed nuclear test would have a yield of approximately ten kilotons.
- The missile strike resulted in a blast with a force of over a hundred kilotons.
- The power of the earthquake was measured at eight kilotons.
- The impact of the asteroid into the Earth was estimated to have an energy yield of millions of kilotons.
- The eruption of the volcano released the equivalent of several kilotons of energy.
- The explosion of the chemical plant caused a shockwave measuring several kilotons.
- The collision of two large ships produced an impact force of several kilotons.
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one thousand tons, a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
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The bomb was so powerful that it had a yield of several kilotons.
The explosive device had a destructive force equivalent to thousands of kilotons of TNT.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs released energy equivalent to tens of kilotons of TNT.
The proposed nuclear test would have a yield of approximately ten kilotons.
