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Definition of
megaton noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
megaton
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn
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a unit for measuring the power of an
explosive
, equal to one million tons of
TNT
a one megaton nuclear bomb
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megaton
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