kiloton
/ˈkɪləˌtʌn/
noun
- A unit of explosive power equal to 1,000 tons of TNT, used especially for nuclear weapons.
- The bomb had a yield of 15 kilotons, enough to destroy a small city.
- The treaty limited each country to testing devices under one kiloton.
- Scientists measured the explosion at about 0.3 kilotons, far smaller than a nuclear weapon.
- A unit of weight equal to 1,000 tons (2,000,000 pounds or about 907,185 kilograms).
- Engineers calculated that the bridge could support up to 10 kilotons of weight.
- The annual harvest of wheat in the region reached 200 kilotons.
- The cargo ship carried over 50 kilotons of iron ore.