multimegaton

/ˌmʌltiˈmɛɡəˌtʌn/
adjective
  1. Having an explosive power measured in millions of tons of TNT; extremely powerful, especially referring to nuclear weapons.
    • The treaty banned the testing of multimegaton nuclear warheads.
    • Scientists warned that a multimegaton asteroid impact could cause a global catastrophe.
    • The military developed a multimegaton bomb capable of destroying an entire city.
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