Bikini
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- proper noun
- /bɪˈkiːni/
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Atolón Bikini
- But we now know, especially since the Bikini test, that nuclear bombs can gradually spread destruction over a much wider area than had been supposed.
- Bikini Atoll
- bombs on Bikini
- Bikini test
One was a, an, an explosion test at Bikini Atoll.
- One was a, an, an explosion test at Bikini Atoll.
- I learned some stuff from this well researched volume of Bikini, gave me plenty to think about and I think it probably would be the case for you as a reader as well.
Examples
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It's under Bikini Atoll, where the Castle Bravo test took place.
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- Ever heard of the Bikini atoll?
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The U.S. Army bombed Bikini with a nuclear bomb.
Blog text (34) -
Bikini, it's from the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the US conducted atomic bomb tests.
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Bikini, it's from the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, where the US conducted atomic bomb tests.
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On March 1, 1954, the United States detonated a seventeen-megaton hydrogen bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Academic text (2005) -
The French fashion designer was reading about the notorious A-bomb tests on the Bikini Islands in the South Pacific, and he decided to call his new two-piece bathing suit the bikini.
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Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated sixty-six atomic and hydrogen bombs on Bikini and Enewetok atolls in the Pacific.
Academic text (1990) -
The United States conducted nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific during the 1950s.
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In the 1940s and 1950s, Bikini Atoll was the site of several controversial atomic bomb detonations.
Synonyms
A ring of small islands in the Marshall Islands where the United States tested nuclear bombs
Compounds
- Slang
Men, especially in China, roll up their shirts to show their stomachs in hot weather
A ring of small islands in the Marshall Islands where the United States tested nuclear bombs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bikini is the name of an atoll in the Marshall Islands, and the name comes from the local language. The atoll became famous when the United States used it for nuclear tests after World War II. Because of those powerful tests, the place's name is often linked with the explosions, and it later gave its name to the small swimsuit called the 'bikini'.