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nuclear winter — uclear winter n. a hypothetical lowering of global temperature postulated as the aftermath of a full nuclear war. The mechanism of such an effect depends primarily on the injection into the atmosphere of small solid particles, as soot from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuclear winter — noun count a long period of cold and darkness that could follow a nuclear war, during which the sun s heat and light would be blocked by clouds of dust … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Nuclear winter — For other uses, see Nuclear winter (disambiguation). Nuclear weapons History Warfare Arms race Design Testing … Wikipedia
nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large scale nuclear detonations. [1980 85] * * * Environmental… … Universalium
nuclear winter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nuclear winter : singular nuclear winter plural nuclear winters a long period of cold and darkness that could follow a nuclear war, during which the sun s heat and light would be blocked by clouds of dust … English dictionary
nuclear winter — 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 •… … Useful english dictionary
nuclear winter — N UNCOUNT: also a N Nuclear winter refers to the possible effects on the environment of a war in which large numbers of nuclear weapons are used. It is thought that there would be very low temperatures and very little light during a nuclear… … English dictionary
Nuclear winter (disambiguation) — Nuclear winter is a predicted climatic effect of nuclear war. Nuclear Winter may also refer to: Nuclear Winter (The Lonely Forest album) Nuclear Winter Volume 1, a 2009 mixtape album by Sole Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel, a 2011 mixtape… … Wikipedia
Nuclear Winter Wonderland — is a 2008 novel by Joshua Corin. It is soon to be a major motion picture.[citation needed] Nuclear Winter Wonderland follows the story of an underachieving college kid, Adam Weiss, whose sister Anna has just been kidnapped by a lunatic nuclear… … Wikipedia
Nuclear Winter (The Lonely Forest album) — Nuclear Winter Studio album by The Lonely Forest Released August 4, 2007 Recorded In home Studio, Anacortes, Washington Genre … Wikipedia
