GROUND ZERO


Meaning of GROUND ZERO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1946

1. : the point directly above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs

2. : the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change ; broadly : center 2a

the party town that served as ground zero for those corporate…bashes — Rich Eisen

3. : the very beginning : square one

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.