kiloton

1. A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)

   Holonyms: megaton < gigaton < teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)

   Meronym: ton of TNT

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2. One thousand tons.

   One thousand short tons (10³ × 2000 lb).

   one thousand tons

3. One thousand long tons (10³ × 2240 lb).

4. One thousand metric tons (10³ × 2204.6 lb).

   Holonyms: megaton < gigaton

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