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broken arrow

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A callout marker that consists of a dashed line with an arrowhead.

Other meanings

2. noun

Any of a series of accidental nuclear events in the Cold War, involving nuclear weapons or warheads fallen from aircrafts, which could have triggered a nuclear war.

3. noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, arrow.

4. noun

An accidental event that involves nuclear weapons or nuclear components but does not create the risk of nuclear war.

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