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Definition of "nuclear weapon" []

  • A device, such as a bomb or warhead, whose great explosive power derives from the release of nuclear energy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nuclear weapon" in a sentence
  • "Payload 1 gravity nuclear weapon (when modified) or 4 x 2,000-lb. bombs or 8 x 2,000-lb. bombs or 12 x 1,600-lb. bombs or 12 X 1,000-lb. bombs or 40 X 500-lb. bombs"
  • "Payload 1 gravity nuclear weapon or 20,000 Ibs. bombs"
  • "Cocooned in a mechanical and electronic womb he pranced through the foothills and only a very high-yield nuclear weapon would be capable of stopping him."