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nuclear airburst

nuclear airburst noun: the explosion of a nuclear weapon at such an altitude that the fireball remains above the ground.

Noun

nuclear airburst (plural nuclear airbursts)

  1. the explosion of a nuclear weapon at such an altitude that the fireball remains above the ground

Forms of nuclear airburst

pluralnuclear airbursts

Questions about nuclear airburst

What does nuclear airburst mean?
Nuclear airburst means the explosion of a nuclear weapon at such an altitude that the fireball remains above the ground.
What part of speech is nuclear airburst?
Nuclear airburst is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear airburst?
The plural of nuclear airburst is nuclear airbursts.

Words near nuclear airburst in the dictionary

  1. nucleal
  2. nucleant
  3. nucleants
  4. nuclear
  5. nuclear age
  6. nuclear airburst
  7. nuclear airbursts
  8. nuclear aircraft
  9. nuclear artillery
  10. nuclear batteries
  11. nuclear battery

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