Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island proper noun: an island of Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, on Lake Frederick, Susquehanna River; the site of a nuclear power plant accident in 1979.
Proper noun
Three Mile Island
- An island of Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, on Lake Frederick, Susquehanna River; the site of a nuclear power plant accident in 1979.
- A nuclear power plant located on the island; the site of a nuclear accident in 1979.
- A nuclear reactor core partial meltdown in 1979, at the nuclear power plant's reactor unit 2
- An island of the town of Meredith, Belknap County, Lakes Region, New Hampshire, United States, on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Noun
Three Mile Island (plural Three Mile Islands)
- An informal unit of measurement for a nuclear disaster, equivalent to that of the incident in 1979 in Pennsylvania
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Questions about Three Mile Island
- What does Three Mile Island mean?
- Three Mile Island means an island of Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, on Lake Frederick, Susquehanna River; the site of a nuclear power plant accident in 1979.
- What part of speech is Three Mile Island?
- Three Mile Island can be a proper noun or a noun.
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