Kiloton

Holonyms: megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)

Meronym: ton of TNT

That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.

Halifax in Canada was devastated by a ship exploding in 1917. SS Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded with 2.9 kilotons of explosives, collided with the Imo.

Holonyms: megaton < gigaton