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Definition of nuclear winter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nuclear winter

noun
 
/ˌnjuːkliə ˈwɪntə(r)/
 
/ˌnuːkliər ˈwɪntər/
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  1. a period of great cold and darkness which scientists believe would follow a nuclear war, caused by smoke and dust in the atmosphere blocking heat and light from the sun
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