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atomic winter

atomic winter noun: nuclear winter.

Noun

atomic winter (plural atomic winters)

  1. (uncommon) Nuclear winter.
    • Let it explode, it is the only safe explosion left, now that man has invented the ingredients of eternal atomic winter.1957, Bruce Hutchison, Canada: Tomorrow's Giant, page 85
    • • December 1956. elements of the IV Corps (10th [Guards] Infantry Division) and II Corps (2nd and 27th Infantry Divisions) participated in an atomic winter maneuver.1990, US Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Global Spread of Chemical and Biological Weapons, Hearings, page 555

Forms of atomic winter

pluralatomic winters

Questions about atomic winter

What does atomic winter mean?
Atomic winter means nuclear winter.
What part of speech is atomic winter?
Atomic winter is a noun.
What is the plural of atomic winter?
The plural of atomic winter is atomic winters.

Words near atomic winter in the dictionary

  1. atomic weapons
  2. atomic wedgie
  3. atomic wedgies
  4. atomic weight
  5. atomic weights
  6. atomic winter
  7. atomic winters
  8. atomical
  9. atomically
  10. atomician
  11. atomicians

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