megaton

Noun
US[meg-uh-tuhn]/ˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/3 syllables

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Noun (2)

  1. a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNTType of explosive unit
  2. one million tonsType of avoirdupois unitParts kiloton
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