KILOTON WEAPON

Meaning of KILOTON WEAPON in English

(*) A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of thousands of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents, producing yields from 1 to 999 kilotons. See also megaton weapon; nominal weapon; subkiloton weapon.

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

KILOTON — noun Date: 1950 1000 tons, an explosive force equivalent to that of 1000 tons of TNT
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Английский словарь Британика
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KILOTON — ˈkiləˌtən noun Etymology: kilo- + ton 1. : one thousand tons 2. : an explosive force equivalent to that of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILOTON — /kil"euh tun'/ , n. 1. a unit of weight, equal to 1000 tons. 2. an explosive force equal to that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KILOTON — n. unit of weight equal to 1000 tons
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KILOTON — -ˌtän noun Date: 1950 1. : 1000 tons 2. : an explosive force equivalent to that of 1000 tons of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
Webster English vocab
KILOTON — (also ~ne ) ■ noun a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILOTON — [ki.lo.ton] n (1950) 1: 1000 tons 2: an explosive force equivalent to that of 1000 tons of TNT
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KILOTON — kiloton BrE AmE ˈkɪl ə ʊ tʌn AmE \ -ə- ▷ kiloton|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAPON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KILOTON — n. (also kilotonne) a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KILOTON — n. (also kilotonne) a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
Oxford English vocab
KILOTON — n. (also kilotonne) a unit of explosive power equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT.
Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — See ↑ WEAPON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILOTON — килотонна, кт Kiloton
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — weapon.ogg ʹwepən n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KILOTON — килотонна, кт
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KILOTON — килотонна
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WEAPON — n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction /annihilation/ - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — сущ. 1) орудие, оружие to brandish weapon — размахивать оружием ( угрожать кому-л. ) to fire a weapon — стрелять …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WEAPON — сущ. 1) орудие, оружие to brandish weapon — размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon — стрелять из оружия to handle a weapon …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WEAPON — _n. 1> оружие; _перен. средство; weapon of mass destruction - оружие массового уничтожения 2> средства самозащиты (у животных и насекомых)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие - atomic weapons - deadly weapon - of extermination - of mass destruction - the atomic weapon - weapons of annihilation 2) средство - political weapon - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
WEAPON — 1) оружие 2) орудие; средство • - bacteriological weapons - chemical weapons - conventional weapons - dangerous weapon - deadly weapon - limited weapons - nuclear weapons - offensive weapon - …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
KILOTON — килотонна (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILOTON — килотонна, кт Kiloton
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
KILOTON — килотонна
Англо-Русский словарь
KT — abbreviation kiloton
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ATOMIC BOMB — Weapon whose great explosive power results from the sudden release of energy upon the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei …
Английский словарь Британика
KT — abbreviation 1. karat 2. kiloton 3. knight 4. knot
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KT. — 1. karat. 2. kiloton. 3. knot.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KT — kiloton
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KT — [kt] abbreviation karat, knight, knot KT abbreviation kiloton
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KILO- — [kilo-] comb form [F, modif. of Gk chilioi]: thousand "kiloton"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR WEAPON — also called atomic weapon, or thermonuclear weapon bomb or other warhead that derives its force from either the fission or …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRIDENT MISSILE — American-made submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that succeeded the Poseidon and Polaris missiles in the 1980s and '90s. Under development from …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLARIS MISSILE — first U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and the mainstay of the British nuclear deterrent force during the 1970s and '80s. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEACEKEEPER MISSILE — , also called Mx, U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that entered service in 1986. Under development from 1971, the MX …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINUTEMAN MISSILE — intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that constituted most of the land-based nuclear arsenal of the United States from the 1960s. There …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUBKILOTON WEAPON — (*) A nuclear weapon producing a yield below one kiloton. See also kiloton weapon; megaton weapon; nominal weapon.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
NUCLEAR YIELDS — The energy released in the detonation of a nuclear weapon, measured in terms of the kilotons or megatons of trinitrotoluene …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
КИЛОТОННА — kiloton kiloton
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