kilotons

Noun

kiloton (plural kilotons)

1. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
   • Holonyms: megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)
2. One thousand short tons (10³ × 2000 lb).
3. One thousand long tons (10³ × 2240 lb).
4. One thousand metric tons (10³ × 2204.6 lb).
   • Holonyms: megaton < gigaton