Kiloton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A unit of weight or capacity equal to 1,000 metric tons.
  • n. An explosive force equivalent to that of 1,000 metric tons of TNT.
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  • n. 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.
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  • n. one thousand tons
  • n. a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    avoirdupois unit    explosive unit   
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