megaton bomb
1megaton bomb — noun a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT (Freq. 5) • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon, ↑atomic weapon, ↑bomb …
2megaton — [[t]me̱gətʌn[/t]] megatons N COUNT: num N You can use megaton to refer to the power of a nuclear weapon. A one megaton bomb has the same power as one million tons of TNT …
3megaton — meg|a|ton [ˈmegətʌn] n 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 …
4megaton — noun (C) a measure of the power of an explosive that is equal to that of a million tons of tnt (=a powerful explosive): a five megaton atomic bomb …
5megaton — noun /ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/ A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. See Also: kiloton, megatonnage …
6megaton — meg·a·ton || megÉ™tÊŒn n. one million tons, explosive force equal to a million tons of TNT (especially referring to an atom or hydrogen bomb) …
7B53 nuclear bomb — The B53 with a yield of 9 Mt is one of the most powerful nuclear weapons built by the United States, and one of the last very high yield thermonuclear bombs in U.S. service. Development Development of the weapon began in 1955 by Los Alamos… …
8Mark 28 nuclear bomb — The Mark 28 series of bombs are the oldest nuclear weapons in the United States arsenal with first deployment in 1958. It can be assembled and deployed in five different configurations. The first Mk 28 drop shapes were the Internal, or IN,… …
9nuclear bomb — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nuclear armament, nuclear warhead, nuclear device, hydrogen bomb, H bomb, atomic bomb, A bomb, neutron bomb, cobalt bomb, C bomb, atomic weapon, nuclear weapon, thermonuclear device, thermonuclear weapon; see also arms 1 .… …
10B41 nuclear bomb — The B41 was a thermonuclear weapon deployed by the United States Strategic Air Command in the early 1960s. Development The development of the Mk 41 began in 1955 with a USAF requirement for a Class B (high yield, over 10,000 lb/4,545 kg) weapon.… …
