kiloton

• kilotonne

From kilo- +‎ ton.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪləˌtʌn/

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kiloton (plural kilotons)

2. 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

   Meronym: ton of TNT

   That's a 300-kiloton nuclear warhead.

   • 2022 August 24, Bruce Healey, “Wartime tunnel crash: a miraculous escape”, in RAIL, number 964, page 53:

     Halifax in Canada was devastated by a ship exploding in 1917. SS Mont Blanc, a French vessel loaded with 2.9 kilotons of explosives, collided with the Imo.

3. One thousand tons.
   2. One thousand short tons (10³ × 2000 lb).
   4. One thousand long tons (10³ × 2240 lb).
   6. One thousand metric tons (10³ × 2204.6 lb).

      Holonyms: megaton < gigaton