Definition of "kiloton" []

• A unit of weight or capacity equal to 1,000 metric tons. (noun)
• An explosive force equivalent to that of 1,000 metric tons of TNT. (noun)

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• "(One kiloton is the explosive energy released by 1,000 tons of TNT.)"
• "Baneberry had a yield of ten kilotons (a kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of TNT)."
• "A kiloton is a very low yield and would tend to suggest, I would have thought, that the device was not all they hoped it would be, Davies told Reuters."