Megatonnage
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The destructive power of an explosive, measured in megatons. countable, uncountable
""We have grown accustomed to a deadly paradox: the world's greatest megatonnage of TNT is buried in the heart of the earth's most productive agricultural area."
Example
More examples""We have grown accustomed to a deadly paradox: the world's greatest megatonnage of TNT is buried in the heart of the earth's most productive agricultural area."
Etymology
From mega- + tonnage.
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