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gigaton
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A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Other meanings
2. noun
One billion short tons (10⁹ × 2000 lb).
3. noun
One billion long tons (10⁹ × 2240 lb).
4. noun
One billion metric tons (10⁹ × 2204.6 lb).
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