FALLOUT SAFE HEIGHT OF BURST

Meaning of FALLOUT SAFE HEIGHT OF BURST in English

The height of burst at or above which no militarily significant fallout will be reproduced as a result of a nuclear weapon detonation. See also types of burst.

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

FALLOUT — Descent of radioactive materials from the atmosphere to the earth. Radioactivity in the atmosphere may arise from natural causes such …
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SAFE — I. ˈsāf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sauf, saf, save, from Old French salf, sauf, saf, sal, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEIGHT — I. noun also hight ˈhīt, usu -īd.+V also -ītth sometimes -īth ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English heighthe, heighte, heghte, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALLOUT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: fall out 1. : the descent through the atmosphere of often radioactive particles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURST — I. ˈbərst, ˈbə̄st, ˈbəist verb ( burst “ ; also bursted -tə̇d ; or archaic brast ˈbrast ; burst also …
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SAFE — — safely , adv. — safeness , n. /sayf/ , adj., safer, safest , n. adj. 1. secure from liability …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEIGHT — /huyt/ , n. 1. extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. 2. distance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FALLOUT — /fawl"owt'/ , n. 1. the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAFE — I. ˈsāf adjective ( saf·er ; saf·est ) Etymology: Middle English sauf, from Anglo-French salf, sauf, from Latin salvus safe, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURST — I. ˈbərst verb ( burst also burst·ed ; burst·ing ) Etymology: Middle English bersten, from Old English berstan; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEIGHT — noun Etymology: Middle English heighthe, from Old English hīehthu; akin to Old High German hōhida height, Old English hēah high …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FALLOUT — noun Date: 1949 1. a. : the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAFE — vt to render safe; to make right. 2. safe ·noun a place for keeping things in safety. 3. safe ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HEIGHT — noun progress toward eminence; grade; degree. 2. height ·noun degree of latitude either north or south. 3. height ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
BURST — noun a rupture or hernia; a breach. 2. burst ·vt to break. 3. burst ·impf & ·p.p. of burst. 4. …
Webster English vocab
SAFE — [safe] adj saf.er ; saf.est [ME sauf, fr. OF, fr. L salvus safe, healthy; akin to L solidus solid, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEIGHT — [height] n [ME heighthe, fr. OE hiehthu; akin to OHG hohida height, OE heah high] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALLOUT — [fall.out] n (1949) 1 a: the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending …
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BURST — [burst] vb burst also burst.ed ; burst.ing [ME bersten, fr. OE berstan; akin to OHG brestan to burst] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FALLOUT — deposition of radioactive materials on the Earth from the atmosphere. The terms rain out and snow out are sometimes used …
Britannica English vocabulary
FALLOUT — fallout BrE AmE ˈfɔːl aʊt ˈfɑːl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAFE — / seɪf; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( safer , saf·est ) PROTECTED 1. [ not before noun …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEIGHT — / haɪt; NAmE / noun MEASUREMENT 1. [ U , C ] the measurement of how tall a person or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURST — / bɜːst; NAmE bɜːrst/ verb , noun ■ verb ( burst , burst ) 1. to break open or apart, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAFE — I. safe 1 S2 W2 /seɪf/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative safer , superlative safest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEIGHT — height S2 W3 /haɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ height , heights; verb : ↑ heighten …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FALLOUT — fall ‧ out /ˈfɔːlaʊt $ ˈfɒːl-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . the dangerous ↑ radioactive dust which is left …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURST — I. burst 1 W3 /bɜːst $ bɜːrst/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle burst ) [ Language: …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEIGHT — n. 1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
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Oxford English vocab
HEIGHT — n.1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation above …
Oxford English vocab
BURST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. burst) 1. a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of …
Oxford English vocab
SAFE — ( safer, safest, safes) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEIGHT — ( heights) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The height of a …
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FALLOUT — 1. Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place. They …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURST — ( bursts, bursting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'burst' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FALLOUT — 1. Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place. They …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight/height limit ▪ The weight limit per bag is 20 kilos. at the height …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FALLOUT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fallout shelter COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE political ▪ Almost as dramatic as the financial …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burst of energy (= a short sudden increase in energy ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
HEIGHT — [noun] - the distance from the top to the bottom of something, the quality of being tall, or the distance …
Cambridge English vocab
FALLOUT — [noun] [U] - the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosionFallout from the Chernobyl accident caused contamination thousands …
Cambridge English vocab
BURST — [noun] [C]Get a plumber quickly - there's been a burst (= a break in a pipe) in the kitchen and …
Cambridge English vocab
FALLOUT — n. Descent of radioactive materials from the atmosphere to the earth. Radioactivity in the atmosphere may arise from natural causes …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALLOUT — {n.} 1. Result of nuclear explosion; harmful radioactive particles. * /Some experts consider fallout as dangerous as the bomb itself./ …
Slang English vocab
SAFE — n. Function: adjective 1 having been freed from risk, danger, harm, or injury FF1C; refugees who found themselves safe at …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SAFE — adjective 1. having been freed from risk, danger, harm, or injury refugees who found themselves safe at last in a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FALLOUT — noun Fallout is used before these nouns: ↑ shelter
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BURST — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short ~ of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden ~ of enthusiasm ▪ …
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Longman Activator English vocab
SAFE — n. 25B6; adjective the jewels are safe in the bank : SECURE, protected, shielded, sheltered, guarded, out of harm's way. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BURST — n. 25B6; verb one balloon burst : SPLIT (OPEN), rupture, break, tear. a shell burst : EXPLODE, blow up, detonate, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAFE — adj. 1 unharmed, whole, uninjured, unhurt, (safe and) sound, secure, protected, shielded, sheltered, out of harm's way, all right, Colloq …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FALLOUT — {n.} 1. Result of nuclear explosion; harmful radioactive particles. * /Some experts consider fallout as dangerous as the bomb itself./ …
Словарь английских идиом
FALLOUT — n. 1. Result of nuclear explosion; harmful radioactive particles. Some experts consider fallout as dangerous as the bomb itself. 2. …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HEIGHT — noun BAD : She is a medium-height smartly-dressed woman. GOOD : She is a smartly-dressed woman of medium height. BAD …
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