Associations to the word «Kiloton»

Wiktionary

KILOTON, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

KILOTON, noun. One thousand tons.
KILOTON, noun. A measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King