nuclear explosion

Noun

Meaning

the explosion of an atomic bomb

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

atomic explosion nuclear accident nuclear detonation nuclear explosions atomic blast nuclear explosions were conducted nuclear outbreak nuclear eruption nuclear pulse nuclear shot atomic bomb detonation atomic bomb explosion atomic detonation elemental nuke literal nuke

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Hypernyms

bomb blast

Examples

Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her. Tony Blair

I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker. Stanley Kubrick

Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker. Stanley Kubrick

The planet's spinning a thousand miles an hour around this gigantic nuclear explosion while these people roll these machines with rubber tires over this hard surface that we've laid down over the planet so that we can easily move ourselves back and forth. Joe Rogan

I was 11 when I was molested. It was like a nuclear explosion going off in my life, destroying everything. Robin Quivers

Given the level of anti-Americanism in the world, given the level of frustration with the United States throughout the Muslim world, you've got a homegrown attack or you have a nuclear explosion in the air that is not a test somewhere. Those are still the biggest threats out there. Robert D. Kaplan

Close letter words and terms

nuclear envelope nuclear eruption nuclear expert nuclear explosions nuclear explosions were conducted nuclear facilities