Definition of Nuclear winter

1. Noun. A long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish.

Generic synonyms: Cataclysm, Catastrophe

Definition of Nuclear winter

1. Noun. A predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuclear Winter

nuclear stain
nuclear submarine
nuclear summer
nuclear summers
nuclear terrorism
nuclear testing
nuclear transplantation
nuclear transport
nuclear war
nuclear warfare
nuclear warhead
nuclear wars
nuclear waste
nuclear weapon
nuclear weapons
nuclear winter (current term)
nuclear winters
nucleariid
nuclearisation
nuclearisations
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nuclearity
nuclearization
nuclearizations
nuclearize
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