megaton
noun
mega·ton
ˈme-gə-ˌtən 
: an explosive force equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT
Examples of megaton in a Sentence
an atomic explosion with a force of several megatons
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Still, the warheads and bombs were so enormous at the time—many delivering an explosive punch of well over a megaton—that tens or hundreds of millions of people would have been killed anyway, not to mention the millions more around the world who would have died from radioactive fallout.
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Fred Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2016
After more than two months of rumbling, Washington State's Mount St. Helens erupted with a force equivalent to as much as 50 megatons of TNT.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 May 2023
One of the core appeals of a games subscription service is the opportunity to bounce between big-budget megatons and offbeat relics on the same machine.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
For comparison, the Tunguska event of 1908 released energy estimated between 3 to 15 megatons.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Fred Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 1 Aug. 2016
After more than two months of rumbling, Washington State's Mount St. Helens erupted with a force equivalent to as much as 50 megatons of TNT.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 May 2023
One of the core appeals of a games subscription service is the opportunity to bounce between big-budget megatons and offbeat relics on the same machine.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
For comparison, the Tunguska event of 1908 released energy estimated between 3 to 15 megatons.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for megaton
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“Megaton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaton. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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megaton
noun
mega·ton
ˈmeg-ə-ˌtən
: an explosive force equal to that of one million tons of TNT
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