megaton bomb
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- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌtɒn bɑm/
- Specialized
- 20-megaton bomb
- two 20-megaton bombs
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Watch on YouTubeOK, so that's basically it's that sequence of things which produce these enormous, you know multi megaton bombs that have very large yields.
- OK, so that's basically it's that sequence of things which produce these enormous, you know multi megaton bombs that have very large yields.
Examples
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Fourteen rockets, each carrying a 100 megaton bomb.
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Nuclear megaton bomb.
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OK, so that's basically it's that sequence of things which produce these enormous, you know multi megaton bombs that have very large yields.
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The military plans to deploy a megaton bomb capable of causing massive destruction in enemy territory.
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Reports indicate that the weapon has a power equivalent to ten 100-megaton bombs and could change the course of warfare.
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Experts warn that an explosion from a megaton bomb could devastate an entire city within minutes.
Synonyms
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A very powerful bomb that uses energy from splitting or joining atoms
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A very powerful bomb that uses nuclear energy
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A very powerful weapon that splits atoms to make a huge explosion and destroy large areas
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A very powerful weapon that splits atoms to cause a huge explosion
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A very powerful weapon that splits atoms to release huge energy
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A very powerful explosive that uses energy from splitting or joining atoms to destroy things
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A very powerful nuclear bomb that makes a huge explosion by joining hydrogen atoms
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A very powerful nuclear weapon that explodes by joining hydrogen atoms
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A very powerful bomb that uses plutonium to make a huge nuclear explosion
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A bomb that releases a huge amount of energy by splitting heavy atoms like uranium or plutonium
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A very large bomb that can destroy many buildings in one area
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A weapon that makes a very large explosion by joining light atoms like hydrogen
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A very powerful device that can destroy large areas
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Part of a missile or bomb that explodes and has a nuclear weapon
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A very powerful weapon that makes a huge explosion by joining tiny hydrogen atoms at extreme heat
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A very powerful bomb that can destroy a whole city, often using nuclear energy
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A nuclear bomb that produces very little radioactive fallout
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A bomb with the power of several million tons of TNT
Antonyms
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Weapons that use explosives, bullets, or chemicals and are not nuclear
How Powerful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is transparently built from 'megaton' (a very large measure of explosive power) + 'bomb' (an explosive device/event), so the meaning 'an extremely powerful or shocking event' follows directly as an intensification of the literal sense. This kind of metaphorical intensification (large measure + explosive) is predictable and cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the figurative meaning.
Etymology
Megaton bomb comes from how people measure explosion size: a megaton is one million tons of TNT, so a megaton bomb is a bomb with that huge power. So, the phrase means 'a nuclear weapon strong enough to destroy a whole city'.