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tac-nuke

tac-nuke is the alternative spelling of tacnuke.

Meaning of tacnuke

Noun

tacnuke (plural tacnukes)

  1. (slang) A tactical nuclear weapon.
    • Probably it would go as this: the Soviets attack with as little warning as possible in a holiday with a massive BC assault together with their mechanized wave. Maybe a tacnuke or two (or two dozens) are exchanged between WARPACT and NATO troops in Germany and Turkey (i'm thinking of the Thrace...2018 October 16, El_Presidente, “Reply to "WW3 in the late 80s: How long does the munition last?"”, in alternatehistory.com, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2021

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Forms of tac-nuke

Noun
pluraltac-nukes
Verb
third-person singular presenttac-nukes
present participletac-nuking
past participletac-nuked
pasttac-nuked

Questions about tac-nuke

What is tac-nuke the alternative spelling of?
Tac-nuke is the alternative spelling of tacnuke.

Words near tac-nuke in the dictionary

  1. tac nuked
  2. tac nukes
  3. tac nuking
  4. tac squad
  5. tac-au-tac
  6. tac-nuke
  7. tac-nuked
  8. tac-nukes
  9. tac-nuking
  10. tacaco
  11. tacacos

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